Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSLJ9590 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 14, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 31, 2026
NM
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR1LSLJ9590
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 20, 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
LJ9590

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0SHARK FREIGHT INC 3198088P1290001/IL
Mar 31, 2026NMII · Walk-around3OOSSHARK FREIGHT INC 3198088P1290001/IL
Nov 18, 2025PAII · Walk-around4SHARK FREIGHT INC 3198088P1290001/IL
Dec 10, 2024CAI · Full5OOSMSH ENTERPRISES INC 3738239P1201067/IL
Jul 10, 2024OHII · Walk-around4DENALI EXPRESS INC 3738329P1201067/IL
Feb 27, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0HIGH PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC 1322331P 1214425/IL
Jan 8, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0DENALI EXPRESS INC 3738329P1214425/IL
Dec 21, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0DENALI EXPRESS INC 3738329P1214425/IL
Sep 14, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0ELM TRANSPORTATION INC 3027596P1206327/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT INC3198088Nov 18, 2025Mar 31, 20263IL
MSH ENTERPRISES INC3738239Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241CO
DENALI EXPRESS INC3738329Dec 21, 2023Jul 10, 20243IL
HIGH PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC1322331Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241KS
ELM TRANSPORTATION INC3027596Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 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.
P1290001ILSHARK FREIGHT INCNov 18, 2025Mar 31, 20263
P1201067ILMSH ENTERPRISES INCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
P1201067ILDENALI EXPRESS INCJul 10, 2024Jul 10, 20241
P 1214425ILHIGH PLAINS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241
P1214425ILDENALI EXPRESS INCDec 21, 2023Jan 8, 20242
P1206327ILELM TRANSPORTATION INCSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026