Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV2LDLC9478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seen06/14/2023
OK
Last seen01/28/2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGHDV2LDLC9478
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/19/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 06/14/2023 – 01/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/28/2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSDAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
01/22/2026AZII · Walk-around2—DAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
11/26/2025KYIII · Driver-only3—JOSHUA MEUZELAAR LLC 3268702SPG052904/IL
07/01/2025CAII · Walk-around1—DAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
05/20/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSDAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
11/11/2024CAII · Walk-around2—DAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
10/20/2024AZII · Walk-around3—DAVID CASTANON 2627779J5A24Y/AZ
04/04/2024AZII · Walk-around0—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805K7955HY/TN
10/08/2023NMI · Full0—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805K7955HY/TN
06/14/2023OKII · Walk-around0—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805K7955HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID CASTANON262777910/20/202401/28/20266AZ
JOSHUA MEUZELAAR LLC326870211/26/202511/26/20251IL
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC9180506/14/202304/04/20243TN
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.
J5A24YAZ—DAVID CASTANON10/20/2024 → 01/28/20266
SPG052904IL—JOSHUA MEUZELAAR LLC11/26/2025 → 11/26/20251
K7955HYTN—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC06/14/2023 → 04/04/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026