Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1LSME5816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 25, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 5, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR1LSME5816
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 17, 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
ME5816

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026AZI · Full4AVILA TRANSPORT LLC 451406088852A/NV
Feb 27, 2026TNII · Walk-around1MTZ PRODUCE INC 85764188852A/NV
Feb 4, 2026NMII · Walk-around3OOSMTZ PRODUCE INC 85764188852A/NV
Sep 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around4TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Mar 4, 2025CAI · Full0TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Feb 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Sep 15, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Mar 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around0TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Jan 7, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSTRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around1TRANCASA USA INC 2020332R508777/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVILA TRANSPORT LLC4514060May 5, 2026May 5, 20261NV
MTZ PRODUCE INC857641Feb 4, 2026Feb 27, 20262CA
TRANCASA USA INC2020332Oct 25, 2023Sep 14, 20258TX
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.
88852ANVAVILA TRANSPORT LLCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
88852ANVMTZ PRODUCE INCFeb 4, 2026Feb 27, 20262
R508777TXTRANCASA USA INCOct 25, 2023Sep 14, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026