Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALHCYFEXLDLR7454 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMar 25, 2024
PA
Last seenMay 5, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3ALHCYFEXLDLR7454
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
HCYFE

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
LR7454

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 · 2,369 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 2,369 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,369 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Mar 25, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026NCII · Walk-around1MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/SC
Mar 4, 2026SCI · Full3MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/SC
Feb 26, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/SC
Jul 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/SC
May 22, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/SC
Mar 31, 2025GAII · Walk-around7MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC 3816122A011339/GA
Apr 24, 2024PAIII · Driver-only3BLS TRUCKING INC 503577PWK8798/OH
Mar 25, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1BLS TRUCKING INC 503577PWK8798/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC3816122Mar 31, 2025May 5, 20266SC
BLS TRUCKING INC503577Mar 25, 2024Apr 24, 20242OH
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.
A011339SCMENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INCMay 22, 2025May 5, 20265
A011339GAMENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INCMar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251
PWK8798OHBLS TRUCKING INCMar 25, 2024Apr 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026