Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSKW8959 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 18, 2023
OK
Last seenNov 1, 2026
ID
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR8LSKW8959
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
Sep 11, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
KW8959

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 18, 2023 – Nov 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 1, 2026IDII · Walk-around5—UHF EXPRESS LLC 4334675AH80245/PA
Oct 20, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0—UHF EXPRESS LLC 4334675AH80245/PA
Sep 5, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1—SILENS INC 4331619AH80245/PA
Aug 11, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSSILENS INC 4331619AH80245/PA
Dec 18, 2023OKII · Walk-around0—ATS SPECIALIZED INC 6060563663815/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UHF EXPRESS LLC4334675Oct 20, 2026Nov 1, 20262OH
SILENS INC4331619Aug 11, 2026Sep 5, 20262OH
ATS SPECIALIZED INC606056Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231MN
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.
AH80245PA1UHF EXPRESS LLCOct 20, 2026 → Nov 1, 20262
AH80245PA1SILENS INCAug 11, 2026 → Sep 5, 20262
3663815IN—ATS SPECIALIZED INCDec 18, 2023 → Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 11, 2026