Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7LSKV8553 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen07/14/2023
IA
Last seen04/22/2026
MI
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJHHDR7LSKV8553
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 · 07/14/2023 – 04/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/22/2026MIIII · Driver-only1—MERIH TRUCKING LLC 37694173762198/IN
12/12/2025KYI · Full5OOSFREEDOM EXPRESS LLC 38294973762198/IN
09/12/2025TNI · Full2—FREEDOM EXPRESS LLC 38294973762198/IN
01/24/2025MDII · Walk-around1—FREEDOM EXPRESS LLC 38294973762198/IN
06/26/2024AZIII · Driver-only2—PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1010871/IL
02/02/2024WII · Full3—C1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2890110P1010871/IL
07/14/2023IAII · Walk-around4—C1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2890110P1010871/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIH TRUCKING LLC376941704/22/202604/22/20261IN
FREEDOM EXPRESS LLC382949701/24/202512/12/20253IN
PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC358986806/26/202406/26/20241IL
C1 TRANSPORTATION INC289011007/14/202302/02/20242IL
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.
3762198IN—MERIH TRUCKING LLC04/22/2026 → 04/22/20261
3762198IN—FREEDOM EXPRESS LLC01/24/2025 → 12/12/20253
P1010871IL—PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC06/26/2024 → 06/26/20241
P1010871IL—C1 TRANSPORTATION INC07/14/2023 → 02/02/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026