Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACVFD0JDJM0694 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenAug 1, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3ALACVFD0JDJM0694
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACVFD

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
JM0694

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
M2

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 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2OOSESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC 4282484UB94690/VA
May 8, 2026IAIII · Driver-only6OOSESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC 4282484UB94690/VA
Mar 23, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1OOSTOTEN FREIGHT LLC 4199354UB9690/VA
Jun 4, 2025NJI · Full4SAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055669588NE/NY
May 22, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0SAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055669588NE/NY
Apr 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around2SAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055669588NE/NY
Jul 31, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSSAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055669588NE/NY
Dec 14, 2023NYI · Full2SAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055673785NA/NY
Aug 1, 2023NYII · Walk-around2OOSSAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC 105055673785NA/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC4282484May 8, 2026May 13, 20262MO
TOTEN FREIGHT LLC4199354Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261NC
SAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLC1050556Aug 1, 2023Jun 4, 20256NY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
UB94690VAESSENTIALLY SOFT LLCMay 8, 2026May 13, 20262
UB9690VATOTEN FREIGHT LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
69588NENYSAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLCJul 31, 2024Jun 4, 20254
73785NANYSAFAVIEH GLEN COVE LLCAug 1, 2023Dec 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026