Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSMC5305 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen07/22/2024
ND
Last seen04/01/2026
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDR8LSMC5305
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 · 07/22/2024 – 04/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/01/2026IDII · Walk-around5OOSDIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855386211P/BC
04/16/2025IDI · Full3—DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855386211P/BC
04/02/2025WYIII · Driver-only1—DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 330855386211P/BC
01/13/2025MTII · Walk-around1—DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705986211P/BC
09/17/2024WYIII · Driver-only3—DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD 3308553862119/BC
07/22/2024NDIII · Driver-only0—DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD 286705986211P/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD330855309/17/202404/01/20264BC
DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD286705907/22/202401/13/20252BC
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.
86211PBC—DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD04/02/2025 → 04/01/20263
86211PBC—DIRECT-WAY TRANSPORT LTD07/22/2024 → 01/13/20252
862119BC—DIRECT-WAY LOGISTICS LTD09/17/2024 → 09/17/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026