Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9PSUG7553 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 18, 2024
SC
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR9PSUG7553
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
UG7553

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 · Sep 18, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CTII · Walk-around5MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181P1316641/IL
Mar 18, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181P1316641/IL
Dec 20, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSMDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181P1316641/IL
Oct 14, 2025UTI · Full3MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181P1316641/IL
Aug 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around2MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181P1316641/IL
Mar 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181AH64898/PA
Nov 20, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181NONE/PA
Nov 6, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 4147181TEMP/PA
Sep 28, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0CADENCE PREMIER CARGO INC 1861195P880785/IL
Sep 18, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0CADENCE PREMIER CARGO INC 1861195P880785/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC4147181Nov 6, 2024Apr 29, 20268IL
CADENCE PREMIER CARGO INC1861195Sep 18, 2024Sep 28, 20242IL
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.
P1316641ILMDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCAug 4, 2025Apr 29, 20265
AH64898PAMDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
NONEPAMDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
TEMPPAMDL EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCNov 6, 2024Nov 6, 20241
P880785ILCADENCE PREMIER CARGO INCSep 18, 2024Sep 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026