Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLW4838 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenOct 22, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 8, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLW4838
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
LW4838

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 · Oct 22, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026MDI · Full1OOSMARINER DISTRIBUTION INC 9993762922067/IN
Feb 25, 2026CTII · Walk-around8OOSMARINER DISTRIBUTION INC 9993762922067/IN
Jul 26, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1OOSN-TRANS INC 21714232922067/IN
Jul 26, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1OOSN-TRANS INC 21714232922067/IN
Dec 7, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3ROYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 37788502922067/IN
Dec 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ROYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 37788502922067/IN
Oct 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSROYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 37788502922067/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARINER DISTRIBUTION INC999376Feb 25, 2026Jul 8, 20262MD
N-TRANS INC2171423Jul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20252PA
ROYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC3778850Oct 22, 2024Dec 7, 20243OH
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.
2922067IN1MARINER DISTRIBUTION INCFeb 25, 2026Jul 8, 20262
2922067INN-TRANS INCJul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20252
2922067INROYZ TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 22, 2024Dec 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026