Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner M2

3ALACXDT0HDJC5852 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMar 20, 2024
NJ
Last seenSep 4, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3ALACXDT0HDJC5852
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
ACXDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
JC5852

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 · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 1,120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,120 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
2017

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Mar 20, 2024 – Sep 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0ESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLC 4182817AH78965/PA
Jun 18, 2026PAI · Full3OOSESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLC 4182817AH78965/PA
Feb 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around2ESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLC 4182817AH78965/PA
Oct 3, 2025NJIII · Driver-only1ESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLC 4182817ZYF8640/PA
Aug 25, 2025PAI · Full4ESH FOODS LLC 450247ZYF8640/PA
Nov 13, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0ESH FOODS LLC 4502472434806/IN
Nov 8, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0ESH FOODS LLC 4502472434806/IN
Jun 21, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0ESH FOODS LLC 4502472434806/IN
Mar 20, 2024NJI · Full0ESH FOODS LLC 4502472434806/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLC4182817Oct 3, 2025Sep 4, 20264PA
ESH FOODS LLC450247Mar 20, 2024Aug 25, 20255PA
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.
AH78965PA1ESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLCFeb 26, 2026Sep 4, 20263
ZYF8640PAESH FOODS TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251
ZYF8640PA1ESH FOODS LLCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
2434806IN1ESH FOODS LLCMar 20, 2024Nov 13, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026