Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0LSMD7478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 15, 2024
OK
Last seenJun 2, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR0LSMD7478
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
MD7478

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 · Mar 15, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026CAI · Full5OOSUNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INC 3442815ZP51297/CA
Jun 2, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INC 3442815ZP51297/CA
Oct 6, 2025CAI · Full1UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INC 3442815ZP51297/CA
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INC 3442815ZP5129/CA
Nov 18, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1PINCH FLATBED INC 13008133570435/IN
Jun 12, 2024NDII · Walk-around0PINCH FLATBED INC 13008133570435/IN
Mar 15, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0PINCH FLATBED INC 1300813R466206/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INC3442815Jun 19, 2025Jun 2, 20264CA
PINCH FLATBED INC1300813Mar 15, 2024Nov 18, 20243TX
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.
ZP51297CAUNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INCOct 6, 2025Jun 2, 20263
ZP5129CAUNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIER INCJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
3570435IN1PINCH FLATBED INCJun 12, 2024Nov 18, 20242
R466206TX1PINCH FLATBED INCMar 15, 2024Mar 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026