Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4LSLJ4870 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen09/28/2023
NC
Last seen05/05/2026
KS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR4LSLJ4870
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 · 09/28/2023 – 05/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/05/2026KSII · Walk-around2OOSSMARTLANE EXPRESS LLC 3648066W8340HY/TN
10/16/2025INIII · Driver-only1—SHORTHORN LLC 385674996216Z/WI
03/19/2025CAI · Full3—PREMIER TRUCKING GROUP INC 36881092909484/IN
09/28/2023NCIII · Driver-only1—CRANE CARTAGE LLC 18734322909484/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTLANE EXPRESS LLC364806605/05/202605/05/20261TN
SHORTHORN LLC385674910/16/202510/16/20251WI
PREMIER TRUCKING GROUP INC368810903/19/202503/19/20251OH
CRANE CARTAGE LLC187343209/28/202309/28/20231TX
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.
W8340HYTN—SMARTLANE EXPRESS LLC05/05/2026 → 05/05/20261
96216ZWI—SHORTHORN LLC10/16/2025 → 10/16/20251
2909484IN—PREMIER TRUCKING GROUP INC03/19/2025 → 03/19/20251
2909484IN—CRANE CARTAGE LLC09/28/2023 → 09/28/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026