Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6PSUJ8542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 20, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 27, 2025
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR6PSUJ8542
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 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
UJ8542

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Aug 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0AGS TRANS INC 25842653271258/IN
May 13, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1M GROUP LOGISTICS INC 35508543271258/IN
Mar 5, 2025CAI · Full1EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
Feb 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
Feb 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
Jan 19, 2025WAII · Walk-around2OOSEFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
Dec 4, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
Sep 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143271258/IN
May 13, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC 2642025P882821/MI
Feb 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC 2642025P882821/IL
Jun 20, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC 2642025P882821/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AGS TRANS INC2584265Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251IN
M GROUP LOGISTICS INC3550854May 13, 2025May 13, 20251IL
EFROS GROUP LLC2316514Sep 11, 2024Mar 5, 20256IN
CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC2642025Jun 20, 2023May 13, 20243IL
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.
3271258INAGS TRANS INCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
3271258INM GROUP LOGISTICS INCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
3271258INEFROS GROUP LLCSep 11, 2024Mar 5, 20256
P882821MICARACAS TRANSPORTATION INCMay 13, 2024May 13, 20241
P882821ILCARACAS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 20, 2023Feb 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026