Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5PSUJ0979 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenFeb 26, 2024
NM
Last seenMay 29, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR5PSUJ0979
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
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UJ0979

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
2023

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 · Feb 26, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1INKA GROUP INC 2098522P1318998/IL
Mar 31, 2026AZII · Walk-around2INKA GROUP INC 2098522P1318998/IL
Sep 12, 2025INIII · Driver-only1EB INFINITY INC 3018841YAKH869/OR
Jun 28, 2025MTIII · Driver-only03D CARGO INC 2476987YAKH869/OR
Jan 15, 2025COII · Walk-around03D CARGO INC 2476987YAKH869/OR
Sep 1, 2024IDIII · Driver-only13D CARGO INC 2476987YAKH869/OR
Jul 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only43D CARGO INC 2476987YAKH869/OR
May 25, 2024WYI · Full5OOS3D CARGO INC 2476987YP80408/CA
Feb 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around13D CARGO INC 2476987YP80408/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INKA GROUP INC2098522Mar 31, 2026May 29, 20262IL
EB INFINITY INC3018841Sep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251IL
3D CARGO INC2476987Feb 26, 2024Jun 28, 20256IL
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.
P1318998ILINKA GROUP INCMar 31, 2026May 29, 20262
YAKH869OREB INFINITY INCSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
YAKH869OR3D CARGO INCJul 30, 2024Jun 28, 20254
YP80408CA3D CARGO INCFeb 26, 2024May 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026