Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7LDME8523 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 2, 2023
PA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
3ALACWFC7LDME8523
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 26, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
ME8523

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1FAMILY FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC 1272211X68822/MA
Dec 15, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2R WALTERS FOODS LLC 3062155X68822/MA
Oct 7, 2024MAII · Walk-around4WECO HOSPITALITY INC 3981078X68822/MA
Aug 2, 2023PAII · Walk-around3THE HT HACKNEY COMPANY 342596ZPL4212/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAMILY FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC1272211Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261NJ
R WALTERS FOODS LLC3062155Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251MA
WECO HOSPITALITY INC3981078Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241NH
THE HT HACKNEY COMPANY342596Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231TN
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.
X68822MA1FAMILY FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
X68822MAR WALTERS FOODS LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
X68822MAWECO HOSPITALITY INCOct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241
ZPL4212PATHE HT HACKNEY COMPANYAug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026