Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSLJ4200 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 16, 2024
CO
Last seenOct 14, 2025
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR3LSLJ4200
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 12, 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
LJ4200

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 16, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025WYI · Full4OOSMGEC EXPRESS LLC 4186751P12192508/IL
May 27, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0—MGEC EXPRESS LLC 4186751P129250/IL
Aug 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0—LIFE LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3189561P1037637/IL
Jul 16, 2024COIII · Driver-only0—LIFE LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3189561P1037637/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MGEC EXPRESS LLC4186751May 27, 2025Oct 14, 20252IL
LIFE LOGISTICS GROUP INC3189561Jul 16, 2024Aug 7, 20242IL
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.
P12192508IL—MGEC EXPRESS LLCOct 14, 2025 → Oct 14, 20251
P129250IL—MGEC EXPRESS LLCMay 27, 2025 → May 27, 20251
P1037637IL—LIFE LOGISTICS GROUP INCJul 16, 2024 → Aug 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026