Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFC0PDUD8972 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenOct 18, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 5, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 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
3ALACWFC0PDUD8972
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
Jun 20, 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
UD8972

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 · Oct 18, 2023 – Jul 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 5, 2026WAIII · Driver-only4OOSSCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Jul 4, 2026CAI · Full0SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Jun 3, 2026WAIII · Driver-only5OOSSCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full1OOSSCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Dec 18, 2025CAI · Full0SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Dec 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around2SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Nov 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Oct 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSCORPIO EXPRESS LLC 4311677EP17638/CA
Mar 15, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CUBA TRUCKING LLC 348941374500G3/CA
Oct 18, 2023WAII · Walk-around6OOSCUBA TRUCKING LLC 348941374500G3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCORPIO EXPRESS LLC4311677Oct 31, 2025Jul 5, 20269CA
CUBA TRUCKING LLC3489413Oct 18, 2023Mar 15, 20242OR
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.
EP17638CA1SCORPIO EXPRESS LLCOct 31, 2025Jul 5, 20269
74500G3CACUBA TRUCKING LLCOct 18, 2023Mar 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026