Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2LSKZ8894 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenNov 12, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR2LSKZ8894
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
Oct 27, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
KZ8894

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 · Nov 12, 2023 – Oct 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
Aug 12, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
Aug 12, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
Jul 30, 2026CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
Jul 20, 2026MAIII · Driver-only0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
Jul 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119998504P/BC
May 13, 2026AZI · Full4—PBX LOGISTICS LTD 247426698504P/BC
Apr 13, 2026CAI · Full1OOSPBX LOGISTICS LTD 247426674353P/BC
Nov 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around4—PBX LOGISTICS LTD 247426674355P/BC
Oct 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
May 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
Jan 19, 2025CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
Jun 10, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0—PBX LOGISTICS LTD 247426674355P/BC
Mar 20, 2024CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
Nov 12, 2023CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119974355P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRAGON TRUCKING LTD1001199Nov 12, 2023Oct 22, 202612BC
PBX LOGISTICS LTD2474266Jun 10, 2024May 13, 20264BC
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.
98504PBC1DRAGON TRUCKING LTDJul 4, 2026 → Oct 22, 20266
98504PBC—PBX LOGISTICS LTDMay 13, 2026 → May 13, 20261
74353PBC—PBX LOGISTICS LTDApr 13, 2026 → Apr 13, 20261
74355PBC—PBX LOGISTICS LTDJun 10, 2024 → Nov 17, 20252
74355PBC—DRAGON TRUCKING LTDNov 12, 2023 → Oct 18, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 27, 2026