Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7PSUG2481 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenJul 1, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 30, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHDR7PSUG2481
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
UG2481

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 1, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026UTI · Full4VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
May 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
May 14, 2026AZII · Walk-around6VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
Feb 4, 2026CAI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
Feb 4, 2026CAI · Full1OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304010/IL
Apr 23, 2025WVII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850APPLIED/IL
Mar 15, 2025MTII · Walk-around3OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1171851/IL
Jan 21, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1171851/IL
Sep 16, 2024WAII · Walk-around2ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Aug 17, 2024AZII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Aug 13, 2024NMI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Aug 1, 2024ILII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Feb 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Nov 2, 2023MNII · Walk-around5OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Jul 22, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/IL
Jul 1, 2023AZII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1171851/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 INC2931850Mar 15, 2025Jul 30, 20268IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 1, 2023Sep 16, 20248IL
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.
P1304010IL1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCAug 19, 2025Jul 30, 20266
APPLIEDILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
P1171851ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251
P1171851ILACE TRANS LLCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
P1171851ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 1, 2023Sep 16, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026