Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4LSKW2561 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 14
First seenMar 7, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2026
US
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR4LSKW2561
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 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
KW2561

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 · Mar 7, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026USII · Walk-around2JOSE SANTOS CUELLAR HERRERA 441865791ET5L/MX
Jul 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081891ET5L/MX
Mar 3, 2026TXI · Full7OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287191ET5L/MX
Feb 20, 2026TXI · Full2LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287191ET5L/MX
Feb 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287191ET5L/MX
Jan 12, 2026USI · Full5LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287191ET5L/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287191ET5L/MX
May 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Feb 6, 2025WAII · Walk-around6OOSFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Dec 15, 2024CAI · Full4FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Mar 26, 2024CAI · Full2FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Mar 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
Mar 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP52179/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE SANTOS CUELLAR HERRERA4418657Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261CH
BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL4410818Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261CH
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC4482871Dec 2, 2025Mar 3, 20265TX
FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC2577297Mar 7, 2024May 23, 20257CA
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.
91ET5LMX1JOSE SANTOS CUELLAR HERRERAJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
91ET5LMX1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALLJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
91ET5LMXLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 2, 2025Mar 3, 20265
XP52179CAFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INCMar 7, 2024May 23, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026