Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC8PDNT2005 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 2, 2024
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 10 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
3ALACWFC8PDNT2005
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
Jul 12, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
NT2005

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 · Jul 28, 2023 – May 2, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 2, 2024CAI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743299899/IN
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0RITCHIE TRUCKING SERVICE HOLDINGS INC 5192343299899/IN
Oct 2, 2023CAIII · Driver-only3OOSGUMMY BEAR DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION 37059473299899/IN
Jul 28, 2023CAI · Full0SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION GROUP LLC 7989813299899/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574May 2, 2024May 2, 20241PA
RITCHIE TRUCKING SERVICE HOLDINGS INC519234Jan 23, 2024Jan 23, 20241CA
GUMMY BEAR DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION3705947Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231CA
SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION GROUP LLC798981Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231FL
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.
3299899INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
3299899INRITCHIE TRUCKING SERVICE HOLDINGS INCJan 23, 2024Jan 23, 20241
3299899INGUMMY BEAR DISTRIBUTION CORPORATIONOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
3299899INSPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION GROUP LLCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026