Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSLU2235 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 8, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR8LSLU2235
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
Jul 2, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
LU2235

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NMII · Walk-around0STEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLC 3447318AH79481/PA
Apr 16, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1OOSSTEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLC 3447318AH79481/PA
Apr 7, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0STEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLC 3447318PA89239/IN
Nov 19, 2024MDI · Full0RAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INC 1622100P1222763/IL
Dec 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INC 1622100NONE/IL
Sep 8, 2023NMII · Walk-around0RAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INC 1622100P1038860/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLC3447318Apr 7, 2026Apr 27, 20263GA
RAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INC1622100Sep 8, 2023Nov 19, 20243IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AH79481PASTEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 27, 20262
PA89239INSTEPPING STONE TRUCKING LLCApr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261
P1222763ILRAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
NONEILRAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
P1038860IL1RAYTCHEV TRANSPORTATION INCSep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026