Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSMC8028 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenDec 7, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 22, 2026
NV
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR1LSMC8028
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 18, 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
MC8028

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 · Dec 7, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0MALONES TRANSPORTATION LLC 431417110003AW/WI
Mar 25, 2026WAI · Full4OOSMALONES TRANSPORTATION LLC 431417110003AW/WI
Mar 24, 2026WAII · Walk-around1MALONES TRANSPORTATION LLC 43141711003AW/WI
Mar 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2ORTEGA LOAD MASTERS LLC 435457410003AW/WI
Mar 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ORTEGA LOAD MASTERS LLC 435457410003AW/WI
Feb 17, 2026WAII · Walk-around0ORTEGA LOAD MASTERS LLC 435457410003AW/WI
Dec 1, 2025UTI · Full0VRV EXPRESS INC 3866721YAKH776/OR
Oct 7, 2024NMII · Walk-around1SLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 4057611YAKH776/OR
Aug 9, 2024COII · Walk-around0PRIME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC 3497438YAKH776/OR
Jun 25, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1PRIME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC 3497438YAKH776/OR
Dec 7, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0FUREX INC 1475323P657765/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALONES TRANSPORTATION LLC4314171Mar 24, 2026Apr 22, 20263TN
ORTEGA LOAD MASTERS LLC4354574Feb 17, 2026Mar 15, 20263AZ
VRV EXPRESS INC3866721Dec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251IL
SLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC4057611Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241OH
PRIME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC3497438Jun 25, 2024Aug 9, 20242OH
FUREX INC1475323Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 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.
10003AWWIMALONES TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 25, 2026Apr 22, 20262
1003AWWIMALONES TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
10003AWWIORTEGA LOAD MASTERS LLCFeb 17, 2026Mar 15, 20263
YAKH776ORVRV EXPRESS INCDec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251
YAKH776ORSLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCOct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241
YAKH776ORPRIME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLCJun 25, 2024Aug 9, 20242
P657765ILFUREX INCDec 7, 2023Dec 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026