Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC3RDUN5479 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under5
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 25, 2024
NY
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CT
Inspected under 5 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
3ALACWFC3RDUN5479
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2024
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
ACWFC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UN5479

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
2024

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 · Apr 25, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CTII · Walk-around3PUB DISTRIBUTION HOLDER LLC 44577073569075/IN
Apr 10, 2026DEIII · Driver-only0PUB DISTRIBUTION HOLDER LLC 44577073569075/CT
Jun 18, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0GINSBERGS INSTITUTIONAL FOODS INC 2259213569075/IN
Apr 16, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK 14203943569075/IN
Jun 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around2METROPOLITAN FOODS INC 7124193453529/IN
Apr 25, 2024NYI · Full1MAINES FOOD & PARTY WAREHOUSE INC 40283243569075/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PUB DISTRIBUTION HOLDER LLC4457707Apr 10, 2026May 13, 20262CT
GINSBERGS INSTITUTIONAL FOODS INC225921Jun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251NY
FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK1420394Apr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251NY
METROPOLITAN FOODS INC712419Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241NJ
MAINES FOOD & PARTY WAREHOUSE INC4028324Apr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241NY
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.
3569075INPUB DISTRIBUTION HOLDER LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
3569075CTPUB DISTRIBUTION HOLDER LLCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
3569075INGINSBERGS INSTITUTIONAL FOODS INCJun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251
3569075INFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORKApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
3453529INMETROPOLITAN FOODS INCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
3569075IN1MAINES FOOD & PARTY WAREHOUSE INCApr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026