Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5PSNC2743 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 13, 2024
AZ
Last seenMay 12, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5PSNC2743
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
NC2743

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 13, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026ARI · Full0—NORTHRIDGE TRANSPORTS LLC 4215698P1326012/IL
Jan 17, 2026LAII · Walk-around2OOSOPTIMAL FREIGHT INC 4081009P1326012/IL
Nov 2, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0—OPTIMAL FREIGHT INC 4081009P1326012/IL
Sep 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—OPTIMAL FREIGHT INC 4081009NONE/IL
Feb 13, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0—SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641843166320/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHRIDGE TRANSPORTS LLC4215698May 12, 2026May 12, 20261MD
OPTIMAL FREIGHT INC4081009Sep 30, 2025Jan 17, 20263IL
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC264184Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241WI
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.
P1326012IL—NORTHRIDGE TRANSPORTS LLCMay 12, 2026 → May 12, 20261
P1326012IL—OPTIMAL FREIGHT INCNov 2, 2025 → Jan 17, 20262
NONEIL—OPTIMAL FREIGHT INCSep 30, 2025 → Sep 30, 20251
3166320IN—SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INCFeb 13, 2024 → Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026