Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFDJ18AZ78107 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 26, 2023
NJ
Last seenNov 21, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
2FZACFDJ18AZ78107
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACFDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z78107

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
STERLING TRUCK

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 7 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Acterra

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Nov 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 21, 2025NJII · Walk-around3OOSPOCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
Oct 8, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
Apr 9, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1GERBER LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC 2814806YYT3850/PA
Mar 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
Aug 21, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
Jun 4, 2024NJII · Walk-around0POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
Jul 26, 2023NJII · Walk-around0POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY 437302YYT3850/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERY437302Jul 26, 2023Nov 21, 20256PA
GERBER LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC2814806Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251NJ
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.
YYT3850PAPOCONO FARMSTAND & NURSERYJul 26, 2023Nov 21, 20256
YYT3850PAGERBER LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026