Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC4JDJH4517 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 31, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 20, 2025
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
3ALACWFC4JDJH4517
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JH4517

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Dec 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 20, 2025TNI · Full1OOSHARRISBURG LOGISTICS LLC 4305232ZT8128/NC
Feb 24, 2025CAI · Full1PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2701502831519/IN
Dec 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around1PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275742831519/IN
Aug 11, 2023CAI · Full3DEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY LLC 30082412831519/IN
Jul 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around0DEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY LLC 30082412831519/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARRISBURG LOGISTICS LLC4305232Dec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251NC
PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC270150Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251VA
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241PA
DEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY LLC3008241Jul 31, 2023Aug 11, 20232CA
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.
ZT8128NCHARRISBURG LOGISTICS LLCDec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251
2831519INPERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
2831519INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241
2831519INDEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY LLCAug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231
2831519CADEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY LLCJul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026