Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2026 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3TSWM8338 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 4, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 2, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR3TSWM8338
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
WM8338

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2025 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026NMI · Full3—TESLA TRUCKING INC 3086627ZP74641/CA
Jun 2, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—TESLA TRUCKING INC 3086627ZP746641/CA
May 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSPSD TRANSPORT INC 2337607ZP74641/CA
Dec 26, 2025TNII · Walk-around0—PSD TRANSPORT INC 2337607ZP74641/CA
Dec 2, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1—PSD TRANSPORT INC 2337607ZP74641/CA
Nov 17, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1—PSD TRANSPORT INC 2337607ZP74641/CA
Aug 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSPSD TRANSPORT INC 2337607R792155/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TESLA TRUCKING INC3086627Jun 2, 2026Aug 2, 20262CA
PSD TRANSPORT INC2337607Aug 4, 2025May 21, 20265CA
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.
ZP74641CA1TESLA TRUCKING INCAug 2, 2026 → Aug 2, 20261
ZP746641CA—TESLA TRUCKING INCJun 2, 2026 → Jun 2, 20261
ZP74641CA—PSD TRANSPORT INCNov 17, 2025 → May 21, 20264
R792155TX—PSD TRANSPORT INCAug 4, 2025 → Aug 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026