Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSKZ5227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJan 1, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 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
3AKJHHDR3LSKZ5227
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
Jul 1, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
KZ5227

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 · Jan 1, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PREMIER TRUCK INC 4381632AZ511Z/NJ
Jul 3, 2026GAI · Full3OOSOWENS TRUCKMEN INC 693159AZ511Z/NJ
Jun 29, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6OOSBAY AREA LINES LLC 3793081AZ511Z/NJ
Apr 30, 2026TNI · Full1OOSTOPFLEET INC 4143821AZ511Z/NJ
Apr 22, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1TOPFLEET INC 4143821AZ511Z/NJ
Feb 12, 2025COIII · Driver-only0AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 1986353R472145/TX
Sep 6, 2024WYI · Full1AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 1986353R472145/TX
Jan 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 1986353R472145/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PREMIER TRUCK INC4381632Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261MO
OWENS TRUCKMEN INC693159Jul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261NY
BAY AREA LINES LLC3793081Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261TN
TOPFLEET INC4143821Apr 22, 2026Apr 30, 20262OH
AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC1986353Jan 1, 2024Feb 12, 20253TX
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.
AZ511ZNJ1PREMIER TRUCK INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
AZ511ZNJ1OWENS TRUCKMEN INCJul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261
AZ511ZNJ1BAY AREA LINES LLCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
AZ511ZNJTOPFLEET INCApr 22, 2026Apr 30, 20262
R472145TXAMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLCJan 1, 2024Feb 12, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026