Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0PSUL2789 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 25, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 8, 2025
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR0PSUL2789
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

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
UL2789

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 25, 2023 – Apr 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0BUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INC 7105255KT4T/MO
Mar 27, 2025MOII · Walk-around1BUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INC 71052NO PLATE/MO
Nov 21, 2024MOII · Walk-around0BILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC 342254659KT6E/MO
Oct 28, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2BILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC 342254659KT6E/MO
Oct 22, 2024KYI · Full2OOSBILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC 342254659KT6E/MO
Sep 14, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0BILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC 3422546
Aug 30, 2023MOII · Walk-around1BILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC 3422546
Aug 24, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC 28181460KS5W/MO
Jul 10, 2023MOII · Walk-around0S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC 28181460KS5W/MO
Jun 25, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC 28181460KS5W/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INC71052Mar 27, 2025Apr 8, 20252MO
BILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLC3422546Aug 30, 2023Nov 21, 20245MO
S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC281814Jun 25, 2023Aug 24, 20233MO
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.
55KT4TMOBUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
NO PLATEMOBUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
59KT6EMOBILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLCOct 22, 2024Nov 21, 20243
MOBILL RUTLEDGE TRUCKING LLCAug 30, 2023Sep 14, 20232
60KS5WMOS & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INCJun 25, 2023Aug 24, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026