Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSLK0526 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMay 22, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDR8LSLK0526
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 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LK0526

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 · May 22, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RED WINGS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4080654R790226/TX
Oct 23, 2025WAII · Walk-around7OOSRED WINGS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4080654R790226/TX
Oct 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
Feb 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
Dec 17, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
Dec 6, 2024COII · Walk-around0SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
Aug 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around2SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
Jul 5, 2024NMII · Walk-around2SHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
May 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSHAMS LOGISTICS INC 3718242R673489/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED WINGS TRANSPORTATION LLC4080654Oct 23, 2025May 28, 20262TX
SHAMS LOGISTICS INC3718242May 22, 2024Oct 18, 20257TX
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.
R790226TXRED WINGS TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 23, 2025May 28, 20262
R673489TXSHAMS LOGISTICS INCMay 22, 2024Oct 18, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026