Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSKC0618 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJan 20, 2024
NC
Last seenDec 25, 2025
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJHHDR1LSKC0618
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 30, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
KC0618

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 · Jan 20, 2024 – Dec 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 25, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0SHORTHORN LLC 3856749AH57412/PA
Nov 2, 2025ARI · Full2OOSSHORTHORN LLC 3856749AH57412/PA
Jun 7, 2025NCI · Full0SAFI TRANSPORT LLC 2914327AH57412/PA
Apr 22, 2025FLI · Full9OOSNEPTUNE LINQ GLOBAL LLC 3258930AH56023/PA
Jan 20, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641842718608/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORTHORN LLC3856749Nov 2, 2025Dec 25, 20252WI
SAFI TRANSPORT LLC2914327Jun 7, 2025Jun 7, 20251MN
NEPTUNE LINQ GLOBAL LLC3258930Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251TX
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC264184Jan 20, 2024Jan 20, 20241WI
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.
AH57412PASHORTHORN LLCNov 2, 2025Dec 25, 20252
AH57412PASAFI TRANSPORT LLCJun 7, 2025Jun 7, 20251
AH56023PANEPTUNE LINQ GLOBAL LLCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
2718608INSCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INCJan 20, 2024Jan 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026