Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC2MDMY1306 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 4, 2023
OH
Last seenApr 6, 2026
GA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALACWFC2MDMY1306
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2021
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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MY1306

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
2021

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 4, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026GAII · Walk-around4OOSTOWNALD SERVICES LLC 3808363P1344437/IL
Apr 15, 2025MSII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
Jan 29, 2025MOI · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
Nov 29, 2024ILI · Full2UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
Oct 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
Oct 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/UK
Aug 20, 2024NCII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
Oct 4, 2023OHI · Full0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287P1117277/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOWNALD SERVICES LLC3808363Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261IL
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Oct 4, 2023Apr 15, 20257IL
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.
P1344437ILTOWNALD SERVICES LLCApr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261
P1117277ILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCOct 4, 2023Apr 15, 20256
P1117277UKUNIVERSE CARRIER INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026