Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSLM9654 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenApr 15, 2024
OH
Last seenJul 22, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR8LSLM9654
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 19, 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
LM9654

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026ORII · Walk-around1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Mar 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only3VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Mar 8, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Mar 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Oct 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Aug 5, 2025LAII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304077/IL
Feb 6, 2025VTII · Walk-around1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1264773/IL
Jan 12, 2025ILII · Walk-around0ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1264773/IL
Jun 25, 2024IAI · Full10OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1118414/IL
Jun 19, 2024WIIII · Driver-only3ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1118414/IL
Apr 15, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1118414/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 6, 2025Jul 22, 20267IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Jan 12, 2025Jan 12, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Apr 15, 2024Jun 25, 20243IL
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.
P1304077IL1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCAug 5, 2025Jul 22, 20266
P1264773ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
P1264773ILACE TRANS LLCJan 12, 2025Jan 12, 20251
P1118414ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 15, 2024Jun 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026