Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4GDHT7973 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenJan 4, 2024
DC
Last seenJul 29, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3ALACWDT4GDHT7973
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 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HT7973

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 4, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026MDII · Walk-around0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Jul 27, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Feb 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around2E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Sep 3, 2025MDII · Walk-around0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Sep 3, 2025MDII · Walk-around0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Jun 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Apr 9, 2025MDII · Walk-around0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Nov 8, 2024VAI · Full0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Jun 5, 2024MDI · Full0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
May 29, 2024DEIII · Driver-only0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
May 16, 2024VAI · Full2E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Apr 4, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC 18475431CE7804/MD
Jan 4, 2024DCIII · Driver-only0ACME PAPER & SUPPLY CO 1755241CE7804/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC1847543Apr 4, 2024Jul 29, 202612MD
ACME PAPER & SUPPLY CO175524Jan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241MD
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.
1CE7804MD1E & M CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS LLCApr 4, 2024Jul 29, 202612
1CE7804MDACME PAPER & SUPPLY COJan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026