Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLS5439 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenSep 20, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLS5439
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
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
LS5439

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 20, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Mar 31, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Feb 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSSAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Jan 21, 2026AZIII · Driver-only5SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Jan 21, 2026AZIII · Driver-only5SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Dec 6, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAI · Full11OOSSAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Jun 30, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Mar 18, 2025NMII · Walk-around0SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Nov 7, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAI · Full0SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC 3461756ZP31389/CA
Sep 20, 2023MDI · Full0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412L2311HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INC3461756Jun 21, 2024Apr 10, 202612CA
WESTERN EXPRESS INC511412Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231TN
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.
ZP31389CA1SAFE HANDS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 21, 2024Apr 10, 202612
L2311HYTNWESTERN EXPRESS INCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026