Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8LSME9815 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 17
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR8LSME9815
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 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
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
ME9815

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
May 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Apr 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around5FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Feb 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Jan 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Dec 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Oct 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Sep 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 338601495ES2M/MX
Jul 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around9FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Jun 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around6FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Jun 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
May 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 33860141N74812/TX
Apr 6, 2025USI · Full4FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 338601495ES2M/TX
Dec 8, 2023WIIII · Driver-only2OOSPAINANI LLC 3001448R464908/TX
Oct 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PAINANI LLC 3001448R464908/TX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around4PAINANI LLC 3001448R464908/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC3386014Apr 6, 2025Jun 14, 202614TX
PAINANI LLC3001448Sep 22, 2023Dec 8, 20233TX
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.
1N74812TX1FES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLCMay 11, 2025Jun 14, 202612
95ES2MMXFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLCSep 7, 2025Sep 7, 20251
95ES2MTXFES EXPRESS CARRIERS LLCApr 6, 2025Apr 6, 20251
R464908TXPAINANI LLCSep 22, 2023Dec 8, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026