Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV8LSMC8492 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen01/31/2024
MS
Last seen01/22/2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDV8LSMC8492
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
07/02/2026
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 · 01/31/2024 – 01/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/22/2026MII · Full3OOSERICKSON BROTHERS TRUCKING AND DRILLING LLC 2273709RC51438/MI
07/31/2024TNI · Full0—CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC 635676RC28843/UK
05/03/2024MII · Full4—MELKAN EXPRESS LLC 1810877RC28843/MI
04/03/2024TNIII · Driver-only1—MELKAN EXPRESS LLC 1810877RC28843/MI
01/31/2024MSIII · Driver-only0—MELKAN EXPRESS LLC 1810877RC28843/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERICKSON BROTHERS TRUCKING AND DRILLING LLC227370901/22/202601/22/20261MT
CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC63567607/31/202407/31/20241IN
MELKAN EXPRESS LLC181087701/31/202405/03/20243MI
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.
RC51438MI—ERICKSON BROTHERS TRUCKING AND DRILLING LLC01/22/2026 → 01/22/20261
RC28843UK—CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC07/31/2024 → 07/31/20241
RC28843MI—MELKAN EXPRESS LLC01/31/2024 → 05/03/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/02/2026