Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2LSLP9538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 30, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 21, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR2LSLP9538
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 26, 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
LP9538

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 · Sep 30, 2023 – Mar 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ROYAL B INC 3095853ZP36000/CA
Mar 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PREISER'S PRECISION PRUNING LLC 3045853ZP36000/CA
Nov 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL B INC 3095853ZP36000/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAI · Full0NOR CALS TRANS INC 3237661ZP36000/CA
Oct 4, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542833518671/IN
Sep 30, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542833518671/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL B INC3095853Nov 6, 2024Mar 21, 20252CA
PREISER'S PRECISION PRUNING LLC3045853Mar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251CT
NOR CALS TRANS INC3237661Sep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241CA
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC54283Sep 30, 2023Oct 4, 20232AZ
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.
ZP36000CAROYAL B INCNov 6, 2024Mar 21, 20252
ZP36000CAPREISER'S PRECISION PRUNING LLCMar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251
ZP36000CANOR CALS TRANS INCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
3518671INSWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLCSep 30, 2023Oct 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026