Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSLS5542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen09/05/2023
CA
Last seen06/03/2026
LA
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHHDR9LSLS5542
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 · 09/05/2023 – 06/03/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/03/2026LAIII · Driver-only0—SMART CARGO LLC 3757008XE843U/FL
04/12/2026COIII · Driver-only0—SMART CARGO LLC 3757008XE843U/FL
03/03/2026TXII · Walk-around0—SMART CARGO LLC 3757008XE843U/FL
03/27/2024CAI · Full0—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L3843HY/TN
02/21/2024AZIII · Driver-only1—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L3843HY/TN
02/15/2024CAIII · Driver-only1—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L3843HY/TN
12/26/2023CAII · Walk-around0—WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L3843HY/TN
09/05/2023CAI · Full3OOSWESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L3843HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART CARGO LLC375700803/03/202606/03/20263OH
WESTERN EXPRESS INC51141209/05/202303/27/20245TN
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.
XE843UFL—SMART CARGO LLC03/03/2026 → 06/03/20263
L3843HYTN—WESTERN EXPRESS INC09/05/2023 → 03/27/20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2020 Freightliner Cascadia — VIN 3AKJHHDR9LSLS5542