Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXRSUX4986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenJan 15, 2024
UT
Last seenJun 23, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJHHDRXRSUX4986
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UX4986

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
2024

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 · Jan 15, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026INIII · Driver-only2PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650K831434/KS
Dec 11, 2025MSII · Walk-around0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650K831434/AR
Nov 30, 2025OKII · Walk-around0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650831434/AR
Nov 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650K831434/AR
Nov 1, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650K831434/AR
Apr 8, 2025VAIII · Driver-only3PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1201091/IL
Feb 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1201091/IL
Jan 29, 2025COIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1201091/IL
Dec 15, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC 3332232P1201091/IL
Feb 20, 2024ORII · Walk-around3PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1201091/IL
Jan 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0PLD TRANSPORT INC 977650P1201091/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLD TRANSPORT INC977650Jan 15, 2024Jun 23, 20268AR
PLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INC3332232Dec 15, 2024Feb 26, 20253IL
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.
K831434KS1PLD TRANSPORT INCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
K831434ARPLD TRANSPORT INCNov 1, 2025Dec 11, 20253
831434ARPLD TRANSPORT INCNov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251
P1201091ILPLD TRANSPORT INCJan 15, 2024Apr 8, 20253
P1201091ILPLD TRANSPORT MOTOR LINES INCDec 15, 2024Feb 26, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026