Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC8JDJH5511 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 19
First seenAug 19, 2024
MD
Last seenApr 2, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3ALACWFC8JDJH5511
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 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JH5511

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 19, 2024 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026MDI · Full1CESPEDES TRANSPORATION LLC 31578422GH3789/MD
Feb 26, 2026MDIII · Driver-only0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Feb 12, 2026MDII · Walk-around3LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Feb 5, 2026MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Jan 6, 2026MDII · Walk-around1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Dec 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Aug 13, 2025MDI · Full6OOSLOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Jul 23, 2025MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Jun 5, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSLOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Mar 26, 2025MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Mar 21, 2025MDI · Full1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Mar 6, 2025MDII · Walk-around1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Mar 4, 2025MDII · Walk-around1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Feb 26, 2025MDII · Walk-around2LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Dec 30, 2024USI · Full1LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Dec 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSLOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Nov 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Sep 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
Aug 19, 2024MDII · Walk-around0LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 28688562GH3789/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CESPEDES TRANSPORATION LLC3157842Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261MD
LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC2868856Aug 19, 2024Feb 26, 202618MD
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.
2GH3789MDCESPEDES TRANSPORATION LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
2GH3789MDLOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 19, 2024Feb 26, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026