Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RPGL8JG292030 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenMay 23, 2024
AR
Last seenDec 3, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3C63RPGL8JG292030
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
3C6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3RPGL

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
292030

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
RAM

Prefix basis · 319 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 319 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
3500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 23, 2024 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025USII · Walk-around1OOSLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157R789299/TX
Nov 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around7LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157R789299/TX
Sep 8, 2025NMI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157K186878/TX
Jul 31, 2025NMI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157R789299/TX
Jun 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157R789299/TX
Oct 21, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993K186878/TX
Sep 26, 2024NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993K186878/TX
Aug 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993K186878/TX
Jun 11, 2024NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993K186878/TX
May 23, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993K186878/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC3661157Jun 18, 2025Dec 3, 20255TX
POWER TRUCK LINES LLC2980993May 23, 2024Oct 21, 20245TX
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.
R789299TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCJun 18, 2025Dec 3, 20254
K186878TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCSep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251
K186878TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCMay 23, 2024Oct 21, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026