Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7PSUG2478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 20
First seenJul 27, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 23, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR7PSUG2478
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 14, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG2478

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 27, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026OKII · Walk-around2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Jun 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Apr 9, 2026KYI · Full4OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Mar 22, 2026TXI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Dec 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Nov 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Oct 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1318488/IL
Jun 11, 2025VTII · Walk-around1OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304002/IL
May 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1161551/IL
Mar 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around2OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1161551/IL
Feb 12, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1161551/IL
Feb 4, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1161551/IL
Sep 27, 2024CAI · Full2ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Jul 31, 2024UTIII · Driver-only4ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Jul 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around3OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/UK
Jul 5, 2024TNI · Full1OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Oct 4, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Aug 31, 2023TNI · Full1OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Aug 29, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
Jul 27, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1161551/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Feb 12, 2025Jun 23, 202611IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Feb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 27, 2023Sep 27, 20248IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1318488IL1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCOct 3, 2025Jun 23, 20267
P1304002ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
P1161551ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 12, 2025May 15, 20253
P1161551ILACE TRANS LLCFeb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251
P1161551ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 27, 2023Sep 27, 20247
P1161551UKACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 5, 2024Jul 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026