Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6LSLH8534 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seen04/20/2025
TX
Last seen05/14/2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJHHDR6LSLH8534
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
06/26/2026
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 · 04/20/2025 – 05/14/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/14/2026KSIII · Driver-only0—D&B TRANSPORTLLC 2842919P1351500/IL
03/17/2026INIII · Driver-only1—D&B TRANSPORTLLC 2842919APPLIED/IL
10/21/2025CAI · Full3OOSCAT AND SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2300643AN02122/AZ
08/04/2025NMI · Full3—CAT AND SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2300643AN02122/AZ
06/08/2025WAII · Walk-around2OOSEMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3648480P1285681/IL
04/20/2025TXIII · Driver-only1OOSEMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 36484803658480/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D&B TRANSPORTLLC284291903/17/202605/14/20262IL
CAT AND SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC230064308/04/202510/21/20252AZ
EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC364848004/20/202506/08/20252IL
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.
P1351500IL—D&B TRANSPORTLLC05/14/2026 → 05/14/20261
APPLIEDIL—D&B TRANSPORTLLC03/17/2026 → 03/17/20261
AN02122AZ—CAT AND SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC08/04/2025 → 10/21/20252
P1285681IL—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC06/08/2025 → 06/08/20251
3658480IL—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC04/20/2025 → 04/20/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026