Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC7PDUB2773 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 18, 2023
FL
Last seenMay 9, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3ALACWFC7PDUB2773
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
Aug 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
UB2773

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 18, 2023 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0TIMES JOURNAL INC 652999ZSR549/GA
Dec 23, 2024FLII · Walk-around3BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC 176276657BYGM/FL
Aug 18, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0ESTES EXPRESS LINES 12101857BYGM/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMES JOURNAL INC652999May 9, 2026May 9, 20261GA
BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC1762766Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241VA
ESTES EXPRESS LINES121018Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231VA
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.
ZSR549GATIMES JOURNAL INCMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
57BYGMFLBIG E TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241
57BYGMFLESTES EXPRESS LINESAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026