Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4GDGV8979 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen05/04/2025
CA
Last seen07/11/2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
3ALACWDT4GDGV8979
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 05/04/2025 – 07/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/11/2026SCIII · Driver-only0—BAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
03/04/2026TNI · Full1OOSBAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
02/24/2026ALIII · Driver-only0—BAYLEAF CORPORATION 4232705221903H/IL
12/22/2025INI · Full0—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
10/23/2025AZII · Walk-around2—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
09/25/2025WVIII · Driver-only0—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971221903H/IL
05/12/2025IAIII · Driver-only1—FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4116555221903H/IL
05/04/2025CAII · Walk-around2—FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4116555P1274304/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAYLEAF CORPORATION423270502/24/202607/11/20263IL
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC348097109/25/202512/22/20253IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC411655505/04/202505/12/20252IL
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.
221903HIL1BAYLEAF CORPORATION02/24/2026 → 07/11/20263
221903HIL—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC09/25/2025 → 12/22/20253
221903HIL—FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC05/12/2025 → 05/12/20251
P1274304IL—FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC05/04/2025 → 05/04/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2016 Freightliner M2 — VIN 3ALACWDT4GDGV8979