Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1NSMX5888 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 30, 2023
NE
Last seenJul 25, 2026
KS
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR1NSMX5888
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
MX5888

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
2022

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 · Nov 30, 2023 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026KSII · Walk-around6OOSOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC 3594294P1345427/IL
May 21, 2026CTIII · Driver-only5OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 4258905P1291449/IL
Jan 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881
Dec 2, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881P1291449/IL
Aug 12, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881P1291449/IL
Jul 31, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881P1291449/IL
Feb 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only4MACHADO'S TRUCK & EQUIPMENT LLC 4259993P1264870/IL
Nov 30, 2023NEI · Full0COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183357444/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC3594294Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261IL
OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED4258905May 21, 2026May 21, 20261IL
DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC4200881Jul 31, 2025Jan 3, 20264IN
MACHADO'S TRUCK & EQUIPMENT LLC4259993Feb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251TX
COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC273818Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 20231TN
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.
P1345427IL1OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
P1291449ILOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATEDMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
ILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCJan 3, 2026Jan 3, 20261
P1291449ILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCJul 31, 2025Dec 2, 20253
P1264870ILMACHADO'S TRUCK & EQUIPMENT LLCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
3357444INCOVENANT TRANSPORT LLCNov 30, 2023Nov 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026