Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7JDJN0801 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 3, 2024
MI
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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
3ALACWFC7JDJN0801
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 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JN0801

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 3, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1FAP TRANSPORTATION CORP 3468246232541H/IL
Jun 3, 2026CAI · Full1FAP TRANSPORTATION CORP 3468246TEMP/IL
Jun 1, 2026COII · Walk-around0FAP TRANSPORTATION CORP 3468246TEMP/IL
Jun 13, 2025KYI · Full0MIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2201774180036H/IL
Feb 28, 2025INI · Full1MIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2201774180036H/IL
Feb 18, 2025TNI · Full3OOSMIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2201774180036H/IL
Aug 8, 2024INII · Walk-around0MIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2201774180036H/IL
Apr 3, 2024MIII · Walk-around1MIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2201774180036H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAP TRANSPORTATION CORP3468246Jun 1, 2026Jun 24, 20263IL
MIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INC2201774Apr 3, 2024Jun 13, 20255IL
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.
232541HIL1FAP TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
TEMPILFAP TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 1, 2026Jun 3, 20262
180036HILMIDWEST FREIGHT EXPRESS INCApr 3, 2024Jun 13, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026