Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSLH3418 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen05/29/2024
CA
Last seen04/21/2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJHHDR1LSLH3418
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
07/12/2026
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 · 05/29/2024 – 04/21/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/21/2026ALIII · Driver-only0—ELS TRANSPORT LLC 4247052DF41KK/FL
06/25/2025ARIII · Driver-only1—VANTAGE CARRIER LLC 29384382868770/IN
05/29/2024CAIII · Driver-only2—KIK LLC 27280542868770/IN
05/29/2024CAII · Walk-around1—KIK LLC 27280542868770/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELS TRANSPORT LLC424705204/21/202604/21/20261MD
VANTAGE CARRIER LLC293843806/25/202506/25/20251OH
KIK LLC272805405/29/202405/29/20242IL
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.
DF41KKFL—ELS TRANSPORT LLC04/21/2026 → 04/21/20261
2868770IN—VANTAGE CARRIER LLC06/25/2025 → 06/25/20251
2868770GA—KIK LLC05/29/2024 → 05/29/20241
2868770IN—KIK LLC05/29/2024 → 05/29/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026
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