Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5TSWN3444 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seen08/20/2025
TN
Last seen05/19/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
3AKJHHDR5TSWN3444
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
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 · 08/20/2025 – 05/19/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/19/2026CAII · Walk-around1—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921P1329876/IL
03/17/2026TNI · Full0—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921P1329876/IL
01/03/2026INIII · Driver-only17—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921APPLIED/IL
10/28/2025MDI · Full7OOSSHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921APPLIED/IL
10/20/2025MDII · Walk-around1—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921TEMP/MI
09/19/2025MDI · Full0—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921TEMP/MI
08/22/2025MIIII · Driver-only1—ALPINE POWER SYSTEMS INC 585924TEMP/MI
08/21/2025MNIII · Driver-only0—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921TEMP/MI
08/21/2025WIIII · Driver-only1—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921NOPLATE/MI
08/20/2025TNIII · Driver-only1—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 3942921TEMP/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC394292108/20/202505/19/20269IL
ALPINE POWER SYSTEMS INC58592408/22/202508/22/20251MI
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.
P1329876IL—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC03/17/2026 → 05/19/20262
APPLIEDIL—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC10/28/2025 → 01/03/20262
TEMPMI—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC08/20/2025 → 10/20/20254
TEMPMI—ALPINE POWER SYSTEMS INC08/22/2025 → 08/22/20251
NOPLATEMI—SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC08/21/2025 → 08/21/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026