Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFCXLDLN5788 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenNov 15, 2024
NY
Last seenApr 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3ALACWFCXLDLN5788
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
Jun 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
LN5788

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 · Nov 15, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026IAII · Walk-around10OOSGOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 4221568UC95178/VA
Jan 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 422156854344NG/NY
Dec 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 422156854344NG/NY
Sep 26, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 422156854344NG/NY
Aug 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 4221568227761V/NJ
Aug 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 4221568227761V/NJ
Aug 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 4221568227761V/NJ
Aug 7, 2025NYII · Walk-around0GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC 4221568227761V/NJ
Nov 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around14USA TRUCK LLC 2137543264688/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLC4221568Aug 7, 2025Apr 28, 20268VA
USA TRUCK LLC213754Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241AR
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.
UC95178VAGOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
54344NGNYGOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLCSep 26, 2025Jan 16, 20263
227761VNJ1GOLDEN KEY TRANSPORTING LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 18, 20254
3264688INUSA TRUCK LLCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026