Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8LSLF2779 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 20
First seenJun 17, 2024
AZ
Last seenJul 15, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLDR8LSLF2779
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 14, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LF2779

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Jun 17, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jul 9, 2026ARI · Full0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
May 21, 2026CAI · Full3BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Apr 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around3BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jan 19, 2026ARI · Full2BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jan 16, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jan 12, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Dec 27, 2025ARII · Walk-around4OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Dec 4, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
May 15, 2025MSII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P11044294/IL
May 9, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Mar 18, 2025ILII · Walk-around5OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Mar 13, 2025MIII · Walk-around4OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jan 14, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Jan 9, 2025KYII · Walk-around0BLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Dec 13, 2024ARII · Walk-around6OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Dec 3, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
Aug 28, 2024MII · Full1ELJIM INC 2392985P1104294/IL
Aug 20, 2024KYI · Full1OOSELJIM INC 2392985P1104294/IL
Jun 17, 2024AZIII · Driver-only4OOSBLACK SEA INC 1318891P1104294/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SEA INC1318891Jun 17, 2024Jul 15, 202618IL
ELJIM INC2392985Aug 20, 2024Aug 28, 20242IL
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.
P1104294IL1BLACK SEA INCJun 17, 2024Jul 15, 202617
P11044294ILBLACK SEA INCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
P1104294ILELJIM INCAug 20, 2024Aug 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026