Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC2LDLN5557 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 20, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3ALACWFC2LDLN5557
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LN5557

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 · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 13,625 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,625 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
2020

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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026CAI · Full2CARGO SOLUTIONS USA INC 297214319606F4/CA
Mar 21, 2026CAI · Full1CARGO SOLUTIONS USA INC 297214319606F4/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0CARGO SOLUTIONS USA INC 29721431DCC479/CA
Oct 22, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 7294492884206/IN
Oct 20, 2023CAI · Full1OOSPROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION 7294492884206/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO SOLUTIONS USA INC2972143Aug 27, 2025Aug 4, 20263CA
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION729449Oct 20, 2023Oct 22, 20232CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
19606F4CA1CARGO SOLUTIONS USA INCMar 21, 2026Aug 4, 20262
1DCC479CACARGO SOLUTIONS USA INCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
2884206INPROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTIONOct 20, 2023Oct 22, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026