Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7JDKA8188 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 23, 2024
KS
Last seenJul 29, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC7JDKA8188
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 12, 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
KA8188

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 23, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1OG 07 LLC 4129828ZIM577/GA
May 30, 2026MOI · Full2OG 07 LLC 4129828ZIM577/GA
Oct 30, 2025NYIII · Driver-only8OOSOG 07 LLC 4129828ZIM577/GA
Dec 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0RIDGEWAY TRUCKING LLC 33318553499815/IN
Jul 23, 2024KSI · Full0KIMANI TRUCKINGMATE LLC 33239173499815/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OG 07 LLC4129828Oct 30, 2025Jul 29, 20263GA
RIDGEWAY TRUCKING LLC3331855Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241GA
KIMANI TRUCKINGMATE LLC3323917Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241GA
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.
ZIM577GA1OG 07 LLCOct 30, 2025Jul 29, 20263
3499815INRIDGEWAY TRUCKING LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
3499815INKIMANI TRUCKINGMATE LLCJul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026