Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8NSMW2829 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen09/27/2023
IL
Last seen03/12/2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR8NSMW2829
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/12/2026
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 · 09/27/2023 – 03/12/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/12/2026TXII · Walk-around1—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3648480P1321955/IL
10/28/2025MIII · Walk-around1—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3648480TEMP/IL
01/23/2024SCIII · Driver-only2—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412N8547HY/TN
09/27/2023ILII · Walk-around0—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412N8547HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC364848010/28/202503/12/20262IL
WESTERN EXPRESS INC51141209/27/202301/23/20242TN
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.
P1321955IL—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC03/12/2026 → 03/12/20261
TEMPIL—EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC10/28/2025 → 10/28/20251
N8547HYTN—WESTERN EXPRESS INC09/27/2023 → 01/23/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026