Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT2GDGZ7358 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 8
First seenJun 4, 2025
MS
Last seenJul 9, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
3ALACWDT2GDGZ7358
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
Jun 27, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GZ7358

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
2016

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 · Jun 4, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026LAIII · Driver-only5OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282VBG8017/PA
Jul 9, 2026LAIII · Driver-only5OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282VBG8017/PA
Feb 23, 2026PAII · Walk-around9OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282VBG8017/PA
Jan 14, 2026NJII · Walk-around9OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282VBG8017/PA
Dec 3, 2025MDII · Walk-around5OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282VBG8017/PA
Aug 12, 2025NYIII · Driver-only4FORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282XQ654550/DE
Jul 30, 2025MDIII · Driver-only0CARO FAM LLC 3550535XQ654550/DE
Jun 4, 2025MSII · Walk-around3OOSFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC 3806282XQ623080/DE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORKLIFT TRUCKING LLC3806282Jun 4, 2025Jul 9, 20267PA
CARO FAM LLC3550535Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251CT
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.
VBG8017PA1FORKLIFT TRUCKING LLCDec 3, 2025Jul 9, 20265
XQ654550DEFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
XQ654550DECARO FAM LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
XQ623080DEFORKLIFT TRUCKING LLCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026