Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1PSUG2489 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJul 11, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 30, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHHDR1PSUG2489
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG2489

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
2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026SCI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304014/IL
Mar 3, 2026TXI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304014/IL
Jan 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304014/IL
Oct 21, 2025USI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304014/IL
May 19, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1171854/IL
May 6, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850SPG510704/IL
Nov 21, 2024ILII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Jul 16, 2024MNI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Jun 13, 2024MDII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Apr 5, 2024OKII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Mar 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Mar 25, 2024SCII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Dec 18, 2023OHII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
Jul 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171854/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850May 6, 2025Mar 30, 20266IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 11, 2023Nov 21, 20248IL
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.
P1304014ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCOct 21, 2025Mar 30, 20264
P1171854ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
SPG510704ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
P1171854ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 11, 2023Nov 21, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026