Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC3PDUG5146 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
11 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 29, 2025
AZ
Last seenJul 22, 2026
WV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 11 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
3ALACWFC3PDUG5146
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG5146

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
2023

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 29, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026WVIII · Driver-only2BIG MAC TRUCKING LLC 4220173EP22619/CA
Jun 16, 2026CAI · Full4AL MTEN XPRESS CORP 4305070EP22619/CA
May 9, 2026CAI · Full2CITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Apr 12, 2026ALIII · Driver-only3CITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Jan 9, 2026NJI · Full8OOSCITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Nov 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around0CITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Nov 21, 2025AZIII · Driver-only5OOSCITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Nov 14, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0CITYLINK AUTO HAUL 4296957EP22619/CA
Sep 29, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3STELLAR TRANSPORTATION 4172395DG74E90/CA
Aug 29, 2025AZII · Walk-around9OOSSTELLAR TRANSPORTATION 4172395DG74E90/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG MAC TRUCKING LLC4220173Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261MD
AL MTEN XPRESS CORP4305070Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261NY
CITYLINK AUTO HAUL4296957Nov 14, 2025May 9, 20266IL
STELLAR TRANSPORTATION4172395Aug 29, 2025Sep 29, 20252CA
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.
EP22619CA1BIG MAC TRUCKING LLCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261
EP22619CA1AL MTEN XPRESS CORPJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
EP22619CACITYLINK AUTO HAULNov 14, 2025May 9, 20266
DG74E90CASTELLAR TRANSPORTATIONAug 29, 2025Sep 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026