Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6PSUK5698 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 24, 2023
NE
Last seenJul 15, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR6PSUK5698
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
UK5698

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0OCTAGON FREIGHT LLC 973417P1313546/IL
Mar 31, 2026OHII · Walk-around0OCTAGON FREIGHT LLC 973417P1313546/IL
Dec 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0OCTAGON FREIGHT LLC 973417P1313546/IL
Nov 30, 2025NMII · Walk-around1NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1313546/IL
Oct 15, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1313546/OR
Oct 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around1NOVA FREIGHT LLC 35096381313546/IL
May 13, 2025MDI · Full0NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1249705/IL
Apr 28, 2025TNI · Full1OOSNOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1249705/IL
Sep 17, 2024KSII · Walk-around0NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1249705/IL
May 3, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1175023/IL
Apr 4, 2024UTIII · Driver-only6NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1175023/IL
Nov 16, 2023COIII · Driver-only0NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1175023/IL
Jul 24, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0NOVA FREIGHT LLC 3509638P1175023/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCTAGON FREIGHT LLC973417Dec 23, 2025Jul 15, 20263IL
NOVA FREIGHT LLC3509638Jul 24, 2023Nov 30, 202510IL
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.
P1313546IL1OCTAGON FREIGHT LLCDec 23, 2025Jul 15, 20263
P1313546ILNOVA FREIGHT LLCNov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251
P1313546ORNOVA FREIGHT LLCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
1313546ILNOVA FREIGHT LLCOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
P1249705ILNOVA FREIGHT LLCSep 17, 2024May 13, 20253
P1175023ILNOVA FREIGHT LLCJul 24, 2023May 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026