Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3ALACWDT8GDHM1301 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 30, 2025
IL
Last seenMay 14, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
3ALACWDT8GDHM1301
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
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HM1301

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 · Aug 30, 2025 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026ILIII · Driver-only7OOSCALA LOGISTIC LLC 4436416225008H/IL
Feb 26, 2026NYII · Walk-around6OOSSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086225008H/IL
Jan 13, 2026NYII · Walk-around2SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086225008H/IL
Sep 3, 2025WIII · Walk-around0SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086T536871/IN
Aug 30, 2025ILIII · Driver-only4SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALA LOGISTIC LLC4436416May 14, 2026May 14, 20261IN
SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC4261086Aug 30, 2025Feb 26, 20264IL
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.
225008HILCALA LOGISTIC LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
225008HILSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 13, 2026Feb 26, 20262
T536871INSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
OTSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026