Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLV8974 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 16, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLV8974
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 21, 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
LV8974

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59125/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAI · Full1KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59125/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59125/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59125/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSKVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59125/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full0CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 1914963717474/IN
May 23, 2024CAI · Full0CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 1914963717474/IN
Oct 27, 2023CAI · Full0CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 191496P942861/IL
Jun 16, 2023CAI · Full0CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 191496P942861/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KVN TRANSPORT INC3530636Jun 4, 2025Jul 1, 20265CA
CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION191496Jun 16, 2023Aug 13, 20244NC
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.
ZP59125CA1KVN TRANSPORT INCJun 4, 2025Jul 1, 20265
3717474INCARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMay 23, 2024Aug 13, 20242
P942861ILCARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONJun 16, 2023Oct 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026