Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT4HDJE2101 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenSep 25, 2024
WA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3ALACWDT4HDJE2101
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 16, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
JE2101

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 · Sep 25, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026IDI · Full5ELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Apr 15, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1OOSELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Mar 2, 2026NMII · Walk-around0ELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Feb 18, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0ELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Feb 5, 2026ARII · Walk-around3OOSELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Dec 9, 2025WAI · Full7OOSELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140637885D/MT
Jul 14, 2025TNI · Full1BIG SKY CARGO CORP 4279230637865D/MT
May 13, 2025WVII · Walk-around0BIG SKY CARGO CORP 4279230637885D/MT
May 5, 2025NMI · Full0BIG SKY CARGO CORP 427923063785D/MT
Apr 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around2BIG SKY CARGO CORP 4279230637885D/MT
Apr 9, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2BIG SKY CARGO CORP 4279230637885D/MT
Jan 29, 2025NMI · Full0BIG SKY CARGO CORP 4279230637885D/MT
Sep 25, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2ELITE LOGISTICZ INC 3548140TEMP/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE LOGISTICZ INC3548140Sep 25, 2024May 13, 20267CA
BIG SKY CARGO CORP4279230Jan 29, 2025Jul 14, 20256MT
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.
637885DMTELITE LOGISTICZ INCDec 9, 2025May 13, 20266
637865DMTBIG SKY CARGO CORPJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
637885DMTBIG SKY CARGO CORPJan 29, 2025May 13, 20254
63785DMTBIG SKY CARGO CORPMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
TEMPWAELITE LOGISTICZ INCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026