Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7LSLM5496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenJun 21, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR7LSLM5496
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LM5496

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
2020

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 21, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Nov 19, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3OOSSKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Nov 19, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3OOSSKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Sep 15, 2025CTII · Walk-around1OOSSKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Jun 24, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Jun 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SKYFREE INC 3783546P12486662/IL
Feb 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around2SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Dec 31, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2HORIZON HAULERS INC 4159255P1248662/IL
Dec 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3HORIZON HAULERS INC 4159255P1248662/IL
Nov 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Oct 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
May 31, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0SKYFREE INC 3783546P1248662/IL
Apr 20, 2024TNI · Full1OOSSKYFREE INC 3783546APPLIED/UK
Sep 27, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SKYFREE INC 3783546P1175852/IL
Jun 21, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1TMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC 2791806P1175852/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYFREE INC3783546Sep 27, 2023Mar 11, 202612IL
HORIZON HAULERS INC4159255Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 20242NC
TMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC2791806Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231IL
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.
P1248662ILSKYFREE INCMay 31, 2024Mar 11, 20269
P12486662ILSKYFREE INCJun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251
P1248662ILHORIZON HAULERS INCDec 30, 2024Dec 31, 20242
APPLIEDUKSKYFREE INCApr 20, 2024Apr 20, 20241
P1175852ILSKYFREE INCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
P1175852ILTMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INCJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026