Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5JDJH4901 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 12
First seenApr 4, 2025
NC
Last seenMar 30, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
3ALACWFC5JDJH4901
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 16, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JH4901

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 · Apr 4, 2025 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2OOSNATION TRUCKING LLC 4163967KY273V/FL
Mar 2, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1NATION TRUCKING LLC 4163967KY273V/FL
Feb 24, 2026NYII · Walk-around7OOSNATION TRUCKING LLC 4163967KY273V/FL
Jan 29, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1NATION TRUCKING LLC 4163967KY273V/FL
Jan 13, 2026FLII · Walk-around3OOSNATION TRUCKING LLC 4163967KY273V/FL
Nov 25, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1OOSFLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Nov 25, 2025VAI · Full7OOSFLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Oct 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2FLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Sep 24, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1FLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Aug 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSFLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Aug 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSFLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
Apr 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC 1475638KY273V/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATION TRUCKING LLC4163967Jan 13, 2026Mar 30, 20265FL
FLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLC1475638Apr 4, 2025Nov 25, 20257FL
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.
KY273VFLNATION TRUCKING LLCJan 13, 2026Mar 30, 20265
KY273VFLFLAT RATE MOVING AND STORAGE LLCApr 4, 2025Nov 25, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026