Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5KSKG1445 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 10, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 26, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5KSKG1445
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2019
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
KG1445

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
2019

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 · Dec 10, 2023 – May 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around11HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1266953R768453/TX
Dec 11, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1266953R387328/TX
Aug 28, 2024CAI · Full2HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1266953R387328/TX
Feb 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1266953R387328/TX
Dec 10, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1266953R387328/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC1266953Dec 10, 2023May 26, 20255TX
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.
R768453TXHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 26, 2025May 26, 20251
R387328TXHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 10, 2023Dec 11, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026