Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4LSLT3015 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 11
First seenSep 13, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR4LSLT3015
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 19, 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
LT3015

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
May 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
May 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081851ET5L/MX
Feb 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC 448287151ET5L/MX
Mar 24, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1HIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
Feb 2, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2HIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
Sep 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only3OOSHIMAL LOGISTICS INC 3046712R472212/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL4410818May 21, 2026Jun 27, 20265CH
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLC4482871Nov 18, 2025Feb 10, 20263TX
HIMAL LOGISTICS INC3046712Sep 13, 2023Mar 24, 20243TX
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.
51ET5LMX1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALLMay 21, 2026Jun 27, 20265
51ET5LMXLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 18, 2025Feb 10, 20263
R472212TXHIMAL LOGISTICS INCSep 13, 2023Mar 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026