Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT6EDFM4978 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 14, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 29, 2025
US
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
3ALACWDT6EDFM4978
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FM4978

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
2014

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 14, 2023 – Jul 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2025USI · Full5LONGBEST INC 4392970225225H/IL
May 28, 2025INI · Full3LONGBEST INC 4392970213019H/IL
Sep 6, 2024PAII · Walk-around4BARSKY INC 3997713213019H/IL
Apr 10, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0YUGOS LOGISTICS LLC 3451646204564H/IL
Apr 8, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1YUGOS LOGISTICS LLC 3451646204534H/IL
Oct 3, 2023INI · Full1NATIONAL CARGO INC 3627548209027H/IL
Jul 23, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0YUGOS LOGISTICS LLC 3451646204534H/IL
Jun 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0YUGOS LOGISTICS LLC 3451646204534H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONGBEST INC4392970May 28, 2025Jul 29, 20252IL
BARSKY INC3997713Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241IL
YUGOS LOGISTICS LLC3451646Jun 14, 2023Apr 10, 20244IL
NATIONAL CARGO INC3627548Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231IL
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.
225225HILLONGBEST INCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
213019HILLONGBEST INCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
213019HILBARSKY INCSep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241
204564HILYUGOS LOGISTICS LLCApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
204534HILYUGOS LOGISTICS LLCJun 14, 2023Apr 8, 20243
209027HILNATIONAL CARGO INCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026