Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT1HDJB7253 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 18
First seenAug 2, 2023
KS
Last seenJan 14, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3ALACWDT1HDJB7253
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JB7253

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 · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 5,875 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,875 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
2017

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 2, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Jan 7, 2026MOI · Full5OOSPACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Dec 3, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Oct 21, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Sep 12, 2025MSII · Walk-around0PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Aug 27, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Aug 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Apr 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1PACKAGES ON TIME INC 4063534ZS2638/NC
Aug 19, 2024MDII · Walk-around6OOSK & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Aug 13, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
May 15, 2024MDI · Full5OOSK & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Apr 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Feb 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around0K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Jan 22, 2024FLII · Walk-around1K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Jan 16, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020252638/NC
Dec 21, 2023VAII · Walk-around0K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Sep 13, 2023AZI · Full2K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
Aug 2, 2023KSII · Walk-around4K & N LOGISTICS INC 3696020ZS2638/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACKAGES ON TIME INC4063534Apr 11, 2025Jan 14, 20268NC
K & N LOGISTICS INC3696020Aug 2, 2023Aug 19, 202410NC
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.
ZS2638NCPACKAGES ON TIME INCApr 11, 2025Jan 14, 20268
ZS2638NCK & N LOGISTICS INCAug 2, 2023Aug 19, 20249
252638NCK & N LOGISTICS INCJan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026