Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV6LSLF0507 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHLDV6LSLF0507
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
JHLDV

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
LF0507

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 · Jul 15, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSBAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Jul 23, 2025CAI · Full4OOSBAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Jun 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSBAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAI · Full2BAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Mar 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2531717ZP47809/CA
Oct 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063577949/IN
Jul 15, 2023CAI · Full0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808062837713/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAL TRUCKING SERVICES INC2531717Mar 21, 2025Jan 13, 20266CA
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Jul 15, 2023Oct 21, 20232AR
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.
ZP47809CABAL TRUCKING SERVICES INCMar 21, 2025Jan 13, 20266
3577949INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCOct 21, 2023Oct 21, 20231
2837713INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCJul 15, 2023Jul 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026