Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV6LSLF5896 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 15, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 20, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJHHDV6LSLF5896
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
Jun 21, 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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LF5896

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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
2020

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Dec 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GALO TRUCK SERVICE LLC 42450311N63782/TX
May 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618851N63782/TX
Mar 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around5THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618851N63782/TX
Nov 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618851N63782/TX
Aug 15, 2024TXI · Full11OOSTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618851N63782/TX
May 1, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1OOSTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618851N63782/TX
Apr 15, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 37618855255B61/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALO TRUCK SERVICE LLC4245031Dec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251TX
THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC3761885Apr 15, 2024May 1, 20256TX
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.
1N63782TXGALO TRUCK SERVICE LLCDec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251
1N63782TXTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20255
5255B61TXTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLCApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026