Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSKZ7140 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 20, 2023
KS
Last seenJan 21, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR1LSKZ7140
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
KZ7140

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 20, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026AZII · Walk-around6OOSPEPEL INC 4241023P1181114/IL
Dec 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around3—PEPEL INC 4241023TEMP/IL
Dec 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2445175P1201128/IL
Dec 18, 2023MIII · Walk-around1—FRONTIER TRANS LLC 2549711P1215220/IL
Jul 20, 2023KSII · Walk-around3OOSFENIKS TRANS INC 3791608P1208407/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPEL INC4241023Dec 10, 2025Jan 21, 20262IL
DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC2445175Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 20241NV
FRONTIER TRANS LLC2549711Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231IL
FENIKS TRANS INC3791608Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231IL
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.
P1181114IL—PEPEL INCJan 21, 2026 → Jan 21, 20261
TEMPIL—PEPEL INCDec 10, 2025 → Dec 10, 20251
P1201128IL—DESERT EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 22, 2024 → Dec 22, 20241
P1215220IL—FRONTIER TRANS LLCDec 18, 2023 → Dec 18, 20231
P1208407IL—FENIKS TRANS INCJul 20, 2023 → Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026