Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSLH1827 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen01/13/2026
NM
Last seen07/08/2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 6 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
3AKJHHDR8LSLH1827
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
07/16/2026
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 · 01/13/2026 – 07/08/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/08/2026NMIII · Driver-only0—GARATE TRANSPORT INC 4218097P1337399/IL
05/04/2026NMI · Full1—D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC 3606949P1337399/IL
02/25/2026NMI · Full0—WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587P1337399/IL
01/13/2026NMII · Walk-around0—GRCM GROUP INC 4006804P1337399/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARATE TRANSPORT INC421809707/08/202607/08/20261CA
D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC360694905/04/202605/04/20261VA
WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC362658702/25/202602/25/20261OH
GRCM GROUP INC400680401/13/202601/13/20261NV
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.
P1337399IL1GARATE TRANSPORT INC07/08/2026 → 07/08/20261
P1337399IL—D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC05/04/2026 → 05/04/20261
P1337399IL—WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC02/25/2026 → 02/25/20261
P1337399IL—GRCM GROUP INC01/13/2026 → 01/13/20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/16/2026