Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLV8988 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenMay 25, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 7, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLV8988
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 20, 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
LV8988

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 · May 25, 2024 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Nov 20, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSVSM CARRIERS INC 3767132ZP59084/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAI · Full1OOSKVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Aug 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around2KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Jul 3, 2025CAI · Full4OOSKVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Jun 23, 2025NVII · Walk-around0KVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
Jun 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSKVN TRANSPORT INC 3530636ZP59084/CA
May 25, 2024CAI · Full0CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 1914963717465/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KVN TRANSPORT INC3530636Jun 1, 2025Jan 7, 20267CA
VSM CARRIERS INC3767132Nov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251IN
CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION191496May 25, 2024May 25, 20241NC
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.
ZP59084CAKVN TRANSPORT INCJun 1, 2025Jan 7, 20267
ZP59084CAVSM CARRIERS INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
3717465INCARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMay 25, 2024May 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026