Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5SSVS6949 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenApr 22, 2024
LA
Last seenNov 23, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR5SSVS6949
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2025
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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VS6949

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
2025

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 · Apr 22, 2024 – Nov 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 23, 2025IAII · Walk-around0SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Aug 26, 2025OHI · Full0SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Jul 23, 2025INII · Walk-around0SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Jul 8, 2025KYI · Full2OOSSCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
May 19, 2025WVII · Walk-around1SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Apr 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Jan 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around0SCALES EXPRESS INC 593383C549ER/GA
Aug 21, 2024ALII · Walk-around0VOLUME TRANSPORTATION INC 445219C549ER/GA
Apr 22, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0VOLUME TRANSPORTATION INC 445219C549ER/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCALES EXPRESS INC593383Jan 4, 2025Nov 23, 20257GA
VOLUME TRANSPORTATION INC445219Apr 22, 2024Aug 21, 20242GA
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.
C549ERGASCALES EXPRESS INCJan 4, 2025Nov 23, 20257
C549ERGAVOLUME TRANSPORTATION INCApr 22, 2024Aug 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026