Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6REF06942 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under6
8 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 1, 2025
OH
Last seenMay 20, 2026
OH
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 8 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
1FT8W3DT6REF06942
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
F06942

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
FORD

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

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 · Sep 1, 2025 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026OHI · Full0EASTROADS LLC 4504896P1344935/IL
May 4, 2026ILII · Walk-around0CARGO WAVE LLC 4252090P1344935/IL
May 4, 2026ILII · Walk-around0CARGO WAVE LLC 4252090P1344935/IL
Apr 23, 2026NCI · Full0GOLLA GROUP LLC 4514820P1344935/IL
Mar 12, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1KLM 20 LLC 4459130MST568917/IL
Oct 21, 2025IDI · Full10LION ML LLC 3971056221050H/IL
Sep 1, 2025OHIII · Driver-only5OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114221050H/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTROADS LLC4504896May 20, 2026May 20, 20261OH
CARGO WAVE LLC4252090May 4, 2026May 4, 20262IL
GOLLA GROUP LLC4514820Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261WA
KLM 20 LLC4459130Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261WI
LION ML LLC3971056Oct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Sep 1, 2025Sep 1, 20251IL
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.
P1344935ILEASTROADS LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
P1344935IL1CARGO WAVE LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20262
P1344935ILGOLLA GROUP LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
MST568917ILKLM 20 LLCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
221050HILLION ML LLCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
221050HILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCSep 1, 2025Sep 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026