Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSMC2456 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 16, 2025
TN
Last seenAug 9, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR3LSMC2456
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
MC2456

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 16, 2025 – Aug 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 9, 2026ARII · Walk-around4VGT TRANSPORTATION INC 2633507XE212X/FL
Oct 8, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1CROWN AUTO CARRIERS INC 3479368XE212X/FL
Sep 17, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0CROWN AUTO CARRIERS INC 3479368XE212X/FL
Aug 5, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0CROWN AUTO CARRIERS INC 3479368XE212X/FL
Jun 9, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSJET CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3336992XE212X/FL
Jan 16, 2025TNI · Full2TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC 646416L3679HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VGT TRANSPORTATION INC2633507Aug 9, 2026Aug 9, 20261IA
CROWN AUTO CARRIERS INC3479368Aug 5, 2025Oct 8, 20253IN
JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC3336992Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251IN
TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC646416Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251TN
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.
XE212XFL1VGT TRANSPORTATION INCAug 9, 2026Aug 9, 20261
XE212XFLCROWN AUTO CARRIERS INCAug 5, 2025Oct 8, 20253
XE212XFLJET CARGO EXPRESS LLCJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
L3679HYTNTRANCO LOGISTICS LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026