Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1RSUS5241 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenApr 25, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 20, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJHHDR1RSUS5241
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
US5241

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
2024

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 · Apr 25, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0PROSTAR EXPRESS INC 3489998U6496HY/TN
Nov 20, 2025MSI · Full0MID FREIGHT INC 4188267U6496HY/TN
Oct 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1MID FREIGHT INC 4188267U6496HY/TN
Oct 2, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1MID FREIGHT INC 4188267U6496HY/TN
Nov 7, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0PRECISE TRANSPORTATION INC 2559992S9798HY/TN
Jun 20, 2024KYI · Full1OOSPRECISE TRANSPORTATION INC 2559992S9798HY/TN
Apr 25, 2024ARII · Walk-around2OOSXLR8 TRUCK LINES LLC 1744230S9798HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROSTAR EXPRESS INC3489998May 20, 2026May 20, 20261IL
MID FREIGHT INC4188267Oct 2, 2025Nov 20, 20253IL
PRECISE TRANSPORTATION INC2559992Jun 20, 2024Nov 7, 20242NC
XLR8 TRUCK LINES LLC1744230Apr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241TN
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.
U6496HYTNPROSTAR EXPRESS INCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
U6496HYTNMID FREIGHT INCOct 2, 2025Nov 20, 20253
S9798HYTNPRECISE TRANSPORTATION INCJun 20, 2024Nov 7, 20242
S9798HYTNXLR8 TRUCK LINES LLCApr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026