Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLV6481 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 24, 2024
AZ
Last seenJul 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLV6481
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LV6481

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 24, 2024 – Jul 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JOYRIDE LOGISTICS LLC 25375233964654/IN
Jun 9, 2026CAI · Full1JOYRIDE LOGISTICS LLC 25375233964654/IN
Apr 17, 2026NMII · Walk-around1ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC 4393523964654/IN
Nov 25, 2025CAI · Full1ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC 4393523964654/IN
Mar 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around2ICAT TRANSPORTATION, LLC 299301AJ71449/AZ
Sep 24, 2024AZII · Walk-around0ICAT TRANSPORTATION, LLC 299301AJ71449/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOYRIDE LOGISTICS LLC2537523Jun 9, 2026Jul 12, 20262AZ
ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC439352Nov 25, 2025Apr 17, 20262TN
ICAT TRANSPORTATION, LLC299301Sep 24, 2024Mar 4, 20252AZ
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.
3964654IN1JOYRIDE LOGISTICS LLCJun 9, 2026Jul 12, 20262
3964654INASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 25, 2025Apr 17, 20262
AJ71449AZICAT TRANSPORTATION, LLCSep 24, 2024Mar 4, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026