Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSLK0904 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen12/09/2023
ID
Last seen03/25/2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHDR3LSLK0904
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
06/26/2026
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 · 12/09/2023 – 03/25/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/25/2025OHIII · Driver-only1—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWZ5175/OH
12/08/2024COIII · Driver-only1—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWZ5175/OH
11/22/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWZ5175/OH
05/26/2024NMII · Walk-around3—L AND H TRUCKING 4107360PWZ5175/OH
05/18/2024MTII · Walk-around1—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWZ5175/OH
12/09/2023IDII · Walk-around2OOSSTARWAY EXPRESS LLC 2469649PWZ0558/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEK EXPRESS LLC291619805/18/202403/25/20254OH
L AND H TRUCKING410736005/26/202405/26/20241NC
STARWAY EXPRESS LLC246964912/09/202312/09/20231TN
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.
PWZ5175OH—MEK EXPRESS LLC05/18/2024 → 03/25/20254
PWZ5175OH—L AND H TRUCKING05/26/2024 → 05/26/20241
PWZ0558OH—STARWAY EXPRESS LLC12/09/2023 → 12/09/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026