Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner M2

3ALACWFCXLDLW3440 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 27, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 14, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3ALACWFCXLDLW3440
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
LW3440

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1294460/IL
Sep 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1204177/GA
May 16, 2024IAI · Full1OOSDAK TRANSPORT INC 3357477P1204177/IL
Feb 14, 2024GAII · Walk-around5DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1204177/IL
Oct 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around1DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1204177/IL
Jul 21, 2023NVI · Full2OOSDAK TRANS INC 3800522P1204177/IL
Jul 14, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1069142/IL
Jun 27, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1DAK TRANS INC 3800522P1204177/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAK TRANS INC3800522Jun 27, 2023Oct 14, 20257IL
DAK TRANSPORT INC3357477May 16, 2024May 16, 20241IL
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.
P1294460ILDAK TRANS INCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
P1204177GADAK TRANS INCSep 29, 2024Sep 29, 20241
P1204177ILDAK TRANSPORT INCMay 16, 2024May 16, 20241
P1204177ILDAK TRANS INCJun 27, 2023Feb 14, 20244
P1069142ILDAK TRANS INCJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026