Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSKZ6541 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 20
First seenJul 27, 2023
AZ
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR3LSKZ6541
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 14, 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
KZ6541

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026AZII · Walk-around0TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Jan 21, 2026CAI · Full5TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Dec 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Dec 6, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Sep 27, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Sep 24, 2025OHI · Full3TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Jul 30, 2025INI · Full3TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Jul 3, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2OOSTEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Mar 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around1TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Feb 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around2TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Feb 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Jan 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around4TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Dec 17, 2024AZII · Walk-around3TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Oct 3, 2024CAI · Full0TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP37851/CA
Jul 2, 2024NJII · Walk-around0TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC 3550715ZP20593/CA
Mar 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around0H&Q 2020 3618303YP82529/CA
Feb 4, 2024AZII · Walk-around2H&Q 2020 3618303YP82529/CA
Jan 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2H&Q 2020 3618303YP82529/CA
Jul 31, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1H&Q 2020 3618303YP82529/CA
Jul 27, 2023AZI · Full3H&Q 2020 3618303YP82529/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEN APPLE EXPRESS INC3550715Jul 2, 2024Feb 18, 202615CA
H&Q 20203618303Jul 27, 2023Mar 27, 20245CA
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.
ZP37851CATEN APPLE EXPRESS INCOct 3, 2024Feb 18, 202614
ZP20593CATEN APPLE EXPRESS INCJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
YP82529CAH&Q 2020Jul 27, 2023Mar 27, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026