Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT1MED18743 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenMay 16, 2024
WY
Last seenSep 19, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT1MED18743
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
D18743

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FORD

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 16, 2024 – Sep 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2025TNI · Full0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Jun 10, 2025TNI · Full0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
May 22, 2025NMI · Full0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Mar 31, 2025MOI · Full0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Mar 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Mar 4, 2025NMI · Full1OOSROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Jan 24, 2025MSI · Full1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K183781/TX
Sep 5, 2024ALI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183691/TX
Jul 24, 2024MTI · Full8OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183691/TX
May 16, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183691/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC3961478Sep 24, 2024Sep 19, 20258TX
CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC3178406May 16, 2024Sep 5, 20243TX
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.
K183781TXROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 19, 20258
K183691TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCMay 16, 2024Sep 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026