Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0LSMC0003 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 6, 2024
WA
Last seenApr 27, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR0LSMC0003
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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
MC0003

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 6, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0KATA LOGISTICS LLC 35324743514624/IN
Nov 9, 2025WAII · Walk-around0KATA FREIGHT LLC 43396503514624/IN
Oct 28, 2025IAII · Walk-around1KATA FREIGHT LLC 43396503514624/IN
Oct 8, 2025MTIII · Driver-only2KATA FREIGHT LLC 43396503514624/IN
May 27, 2025UTI · Full0XXX EXPRESS INC 35073283514624/IN
Aug 12, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1XXX EXPRESS INC 35073283514624/IN
Jun 6, 2024WAII · Walk-around0XXX EXPRESS INC 35073283514624/IN
Jun 6, 2024WAIII · Driver-only3XXX EXPRESS INC 35073283514624/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KATA LOGISTICS LLC3532474Apr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261IL
KATA FREIGHT LLC4339650Oct 8, 2025Nov 9, 20253IL
XXX EXPRESS INC3507328Jun 6, 2024May 27, 20254IL
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.
3514624INKATA LOGISTICS LLCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
3514624INKATA FREIGHT LLCOct 8, 2025Nov 9, 20253
3514624INXXX EXPRESS INCJun 6, 2024May 27, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026