Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN968944 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 12, 2024
PA
Last seenSep 18, 2025
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5JN968944
Make
Volvo truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 12, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025MIII · Walk-around3—UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 32210803684312/IN
Jan 27, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1—CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC 3685851RC44071/MI
Dec 3, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0—CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC 3685851RC44071/MI
Sep 6, 2024INI · Full2OOSLIGHTING TRUCKING INC 2924246TEMP/MI
Jan 12, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0—OPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLC 4121378BECH53/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC3221080Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251MI
CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC3685851Dec 3, 2024Jan 27, 20252MI
LIGHTING TRUCKING INC2924246Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241MI
OPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLC4121378Jan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241CO
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
3684312IN—UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLCSep 18, 2025 → Sep 18, 20251
RC44071MI—CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLCDec 3, 2024 → Jan 27, 20252
TEMPMI—LIGHTING TRUCKING INCSep 6, 2024 → Sep 6, 20241
BECH53CO—OPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLCJan 12, 2024 → Jan 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026