Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2PSNL7978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 8, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR2PSNL7978
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 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
NL7978

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 · Oct 8, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026OHII · Walk-around2SHORE THING TRANSPORT INC 2608400P1171728/IL
Feb 25, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1OOSSHORE THING TRANSPORT INC 2608400P1171728/IL
Jan 14, 2026ORI · Full3OOSSHORE THING TRANSPORT INC 2608400P1171728/IL
Mar 5, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0ALM TRANSPORTATION & TRUCKING INC 3500318P1171728/IL
Jan 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1171728/IL
Dec 5, 2023COIII · Driver-only0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1171728/IL
Nov 15, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1171728/IL
Oct 8, 2023CAI · Full0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1171728/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORE THING TRANSPORT INC2608400Jan 14, 2026Apr 2, 20263MD
ALM TRANSPORTATION & TRUCKING INC3500318Mar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251TX
DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC3782248Oct 8, 2023Jan 22, 20244IL
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.
P1171728ILSHORE THING TRANSPORT INCJan 14, 2026Apr 2, 20263
P1171728ILALM TRANSPORTATION & TRUCKING INCMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
P1171728ILDREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INCOct 8, 2023Jan 22, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026