Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9PSUG2482 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 29, 2023
UT
Last seenJun 28, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR9PSUG2482
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG2482

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
2023

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 · Jul 29, 2023 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304008/IL
Sep 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304008/IL
Mar 11, 2025ALII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1169954/IL
Jan 21, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1169954/IL
Nov 12, 2024PAII · Walk-around2ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Nov 12, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Aug 26, 2024OHI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Aug 6, 2024MTII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Apr 9, 2024ORII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Aug 17, 2023KYI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
Jul 29, 2023UTI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1169954/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Mar 11, 2025Jun 28, 20263IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 29, 2023Nov 12, 20247IL
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.
P1304008IL1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCSep 4, 2025Jun 28, 20262
P1169954ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
P1169954ILACE TRANS LLCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
P1169954ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 29, 2023Nov 12, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026