Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4LSLP1280 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seen12/27/2023
MI
Last seen06/04/2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR4LSLP1280
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
06/21/2026
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 · 12/27/2023 – 06/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/04/2026INIII · Driver-only1—SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC 3501398RC55546/MI
01/16/2026MIIII · Driver-only1—SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC 3501398RC55546/MI
01/05/2026ILIII · Driver-only0—SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC 3501398RC55546/MI
04/07/2025OHII · Walk-around1—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC 3578788RC34148/MI
10/03/2024KYIII · Driver-only2—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC 3578788RC34148/MI
02/16/2024MIIII · Driver-only1—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC 3578788RC34148/MI
01/09/2024MIII · Walk-around1—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC 3578788RC34148/MI
12/27/2023MIIII · Driver-only1—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC 3578788RC34148/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC350139801/05/202606/04/20263MI
DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC357878812/27/202304/07/20255MI
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.
RC55546MI—SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC01/05/2026 → 06/04/20263
RC34148MI—DARK HORSE FREIGHT INC12/27/2023 → 04/07/20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026