Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSKU7874 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 24, 2023
KS
Last seenSep 29, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR5LSKU7874
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
KU7874

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC 2631977RC49532/MI
Jul 26, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC 2631977RC49532/MI
Apr 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—SAFE LOGISTICS LLC 2985762RC49532/MI
Mar 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around2—SAFE LOGISTICS LLC 2985762RC49532/MI
Aug 7, 2024IDII · Walk-around1—RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 468962M1282HY/TN
Oct 24, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0—RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 468962M1282HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC2631977Jul 26, 2026Sep 29, 20262MI
SAFE LOGISTICS LLC2985762Mar 24, 2025Apr 28, 20252MI
RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC468962Oct 24, 2023Aug 7, 20242TN
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.
RC49532MI1TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLCJul 26, 2026 → Sep 29, 20262
RC49532MI—SAFE LOGISTICS LLCMar 24, 2025 → Apr 28, 20252
M1282HYTN—RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCOct 24, 2023 → Aug 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026