Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV7RDUK6852 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 26, 2024
VT
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV7RDUK6852
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
Jul 2, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
UK6852

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
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 · Feb 26, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 3002103394731/IN
Jan 20, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680153394731/IN
Nov 25, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 3002103394731/IN
May 21, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSALRO STEEL CORPORATION 3002103394731/IN
Feb 26, 2024VTIII · Driver-only0ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 3002103394731/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALRO STEEL CORPORATION300210Feb 26, 2024Feb 25, 20264MI
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261PA
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.
3394731INALRO STEEL CORPORATIONFeb 26, 2024Feb 25, 20264
3394731INPENSKE LOGISTICS LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026