Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC4JDKA8276 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
9 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 20, 2025
WY
Last seenMay 22, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 9 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
3ALACWFC4JDKA8276
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
Jun 18, 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
KA8276

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 · Aug 20, 2025 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC 4282484DQ29ZQ/FL
May 11, 2026NVII · Walk-around5NZV LOGISTICS LLC 4455689DQ29ZQ/FL
Mar 27, 2026IAI · Full7OOSEON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Mar 26, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2EON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Mar 12, 2026SDIII · Driver-only3EON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Feb 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSEON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Jan 28, 2026COII · Walk-around3EON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Jan 15, 2026MNIII · Driver-only2EON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Jan 9, 2026NCII · Walk-around4OOSEON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4246731DQ29ZQ/FL
Aug 20, 2025WYI · Full3PROTRUCK LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC 4380512DQ29ZQ/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC4282484May 22, 2026May 22, 20261MO
NZV LOGISTICS LLC4455689May 11, 2026May 11, 20261GA
EON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC4246731Jan 9, 2026Mar 27, 20267CT
PROTRUCK LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC4380512Aug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251FL
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.
DQ29ZQFLESSENTIALLY SOFT LLCMay 22, 2026May 22, 20261
DQ29ZQFLNZV LOGISTICS LLCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
DQ29ZQFLEON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJan 9, 2026Mar 27, 20267
DQ29ZQFLPROTRUCK LOGISTICS SERVICES LLCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026