Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSME9807 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen08/12/2024
IN
Last seen11/21/2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHDR9LSME9807
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 · 08/12/2024 – 11/21/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/21/2025MOII · Walk-around1—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 3730105R721489/TX
06/26/2025TXII · Walk-around0—THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903R721489/TX
04/11/2025MIIII · Driver-only2—THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903R721489/TX
02/28/2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSFREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/UK
12/18/2024MOIII · Driver-only0—FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
09/23/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
08/13/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
08/12/2024INII · Walk-around0—FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC373010511/21/202511/21/20251MI
THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC366590304/11/202506/26/20252MI
FREEDOM TRANS LLC293056608/12/202402/28/20255MI
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.
R721489TX—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC11/21/2025 → 11/21/20251
R721489TX—THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC04/11/2025 → 06/26/20252
R721489UK—FREEDOM TRANS LLC02/28/2025 → 02/28/20251
R721489TX—FREEDOM TRANS LLC08/12/2024 → 12/18/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026