Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4LSLT3015 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 11
First seen09/13/2023
AZ
Last seen06/27/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR4LSLT3015
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
06/19/2026
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 · 09/13/2023 – 06/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/27/2026TXII · Walk-around2—BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
06/04/2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
05/29/2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
05/25/2026TXII · Walk-around2—BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
05/21/2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
02/10/2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
12/02/2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
11/18/2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
03/24/2024SCIII · Driver-only1—HIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
02/02/2024GAIII · Driver-only2—HIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
09/13/2023AZIII · Driver-only3OOSHIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL441081805/21/202606/27/20265CH
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC448287111/18/202502/10/20263TX
HIMAL LOGISTICS INC304671209/13/202303/24/20243TX
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.
51ET5LMX1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL05/21/2026 → 06/27/20265
51ET5LMX—LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC11/18/2025 → 02/10/20263
R472212TX—HIMAL LOGISTICS INC09/13/2023 → 03/24/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026