Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner M2

3ALACXFC4JDJL1709 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 14, 2023
VA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3ALACXFC4JDJL1709
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
ACXFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JL1709

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 · 2,807 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 2,807 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,807 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 14, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026FLII · Walk-around2SOSA TRANSPORTATION INC 4495531DY89QH/FL
Mar 26, 2025PAII · Walk-around1JT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 4062614RUGW59/FL
Feb 18, 2025GAIII · Driver-only7OOSJT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 4062614RUGW59/GA
Feb 11, 2025COIII · Driver-only8OOSJT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 4062614RUGW59/FL
Mar 26, 2024NCII · Walk-around0LIGHTING RESOURCES LLC 5689702456475/IN
Aug 14, 2023VAII · Walk-around1LIGHTING RESOURCES LLC 5689702456475/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOSA TRANSPORTATION INC4495531Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261FL
JT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC4062614Feb 11, 2025Mar 26, 20253MD
LIGHTING RESOURCES LLC568970Aug 14, 2023Mar 26, 20242CA
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.
DY89QHFLSOSA TRANSPORTATION INCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
RUGW59FLJT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLCFeb 11, 2025Mar 26, 20252
RUGW59GAJT FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
2456475INLIGHTING RESOURCES LLCAug 14, 2023Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026