Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC5JDJN5267 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenOct 25, 2023
IL
Last seenDec 18, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3ALACWFC5JDJN5267
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
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
JN5267

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DAVIS DISTRIBUTION INC 4400223202032H/IL
Sep 30, 2025INIII · Driver-only3OOSDAVIS DISTRIBUTION INC 4400223202032H/IL
Apr 3, 2025OHII · Walk-around1ESSAUS FAMILY TRANSPORT LLC 3873604FX2731/IA
Mar 6, 2025COII · Walk-around1ESSAUS FAMILY TRANSPORT LLC 3873604FX2731/IA
Jan 19, 2025MTII · Walk-around2INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Dec 20, 2024COI · Full5INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Nov 8, 2024ORII · Walk-around1INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Oct 29, 2024IAI · Full3INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Nov 23, 2023MTII · Walk-around0INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Nov 21, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271FX2731/IA
Oct 25, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0INSPIRED DREAMER LLC 3197271S1673240/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVIS DISTRIBUTION INC4400223Sep 30, 2025Dec 18, 20252IL
ESSAUS FAMILY TRANSPORT LLC3873604Mar 6, 2025Apr 3, 20252IA
INSPIRED DREAMER LLC3197271Oct 25, 2023Jan 19, 20257IA
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.
202032HILDAVIS DISTRIBUTION INCSep 30, 2025Dec 18, 20252
FX2731IAESSAUS FAMILY TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2025Apr 3, 20252
FX2731IAINSPIRED DREAMER LLCNov 21, 2023Jan 19, 20256
S1673240GAINSPIRED DREAMER LLCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026