Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner SD122

3AKJGNDR2JDJY5417 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 23, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJGNDR2JDJY5417
Make
Freightliner
Model
SD122
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
Jun 25, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGNDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JY5417

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
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 876 decoded VINs at 96.1% prefix purity.

Model
SD122

Prefix basis · 876 decoded VINs at 96.1% 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
SD122

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026NCII · Walk-around6OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876160/IN
Dec 3, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876160/IN
Nov 18, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876160/IN
Aug 7, 2025KYII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876160/IN
Oct 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1EM WAY INC 1934741VV2045/NC
Aug 15, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSMEDALLION TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS LLC 86734VV2045/NC
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ATS SPECIALIZED INC 606056PAM3448/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Aug 7, 2025Jul 23, 20264KY
EM WAY INC1934741Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241DE
MEDALLION TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS LLC86734Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241IN
ATS SPECIALIZED INC606056Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231MN
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.
3876160IN1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCAug 7, 2025Jul 23, 20264
VV2045NCEM WAY INCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
VV2045NCMEDALLION TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS LLCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
PAM3448MNATS SPECIALIZED INCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026