Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC1MDMK4448 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen12/06/2023
PA
Last seen09/04/2025
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3ALACWFC1MDMK4448
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
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 · 12/06/2023 – 09/04/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/04/2025MEII · Walk-around0—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971224881H/IL
07/27/2025COI · Full3OOSRUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971224881H/IL
09/11/2024IAIII · Driver-only1—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P 1080719/IL
04/17/2024TNI · Full0—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1080719/UK
03/27/2024TNI · Full0—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1080719/IL
12/19/2023KYI · Full1—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1080719/IL
12/06/2023PAII · Walk-around0—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1080719/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC348097107/27/202509/04/20252IL
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC212428712/06/202309/11/20245IL
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.
224881HIL—RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC07/27/2025 → 09/04/20252
P 1080719IL—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC09/11/2024 → 09/11/20241
P1080719UK—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC04/17/2024 → 04/17/20241
P1080719IL—UNIVERSE CARRIER INC12/06/2023 → 03/27/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2021 Freightliner M2 — VIN 3ALACWFC1MDMK4448