Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3NSMS3940 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenJul 16, 2023
UT
Last seenNov 11, 2025
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR3NSMS3940
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
MS3940

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
2022

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 · Jul 16, 2023 – Nov 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 11, 2025KSII · Walk-around3OOSPLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1083286/IL
Jun 4, 2025KYI · Full2OOSPLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1083286/IL
May 5, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1083286/IL
Apr 6, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1083286/IL
Mar 14, 2025MTII · Walk-around0PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1083286/IL
Mar 4, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1083286/IL
Feb 25, 2025IDII · Walk-around4OOSPLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1083286/IL
Feb 4, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSPLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1083286/IL
Jan 18, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1083286/IL
Mar 19, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC 2838469P1083286/IL
Jul 16, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1OOSPIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC 2838469P1083286/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLD TRANSPORT INC977650Apr 6, 2025Nov 11, 20254AR
PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC3332232Jan 18, 2025Mar 14, 20255IL
PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC2838469Jul 16, 2023Mar 19, 20242IL
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.
P1083286ILPLD TRANSPORT INCApr 6, 2025Nov 11, 20254
P1083286ILPLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INCJan 18, 2025Mar 14, 20255
P1083286ILPIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INCJul 16, 2023Mar 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026