Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLM5500 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 5, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2025
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLM5500
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 26, 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
LM5500

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 · Nov 5, 2024 – Jul 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2025WIII · Walk-around1I AND A TRANSPORT LLC 3977016R779294/TX
Jul 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0I AND A TRANSPORT LLC 3977016R779294/TX
Apr 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0I AND A TRANSPORT LLC 3977016TEMP/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around3I AND A TRANSPORT LLC 3977016R638917/TX
Nov 19, 2024NMI · Full0ARMANDO ESPINOSA SANCHEZ 4072150R638917/TX
Nov 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ARMANDO ESPINOSA SANCHEZ 4072150R638917/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
I AND A TRANSPORT LLC3977016Mar 12, 2025Jul 10, 20254TX
ARMANDO ESPINOSA SANCHEZ4072150Nov 5, 2024Nov 19, 20242TX
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.
R779294TXI AND A TRANSPORT LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 10, 20252
TEMPTXI AND A TRANSPORT LLCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
R638917TXI AND A TRANSPORT LLCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
R638917TXARMANDO ESPINOSA SANCHEZNov 5, 2024Nov 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026