Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8PSNG7434 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 15, 2023
IL
Last seenDec 12, 2025
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR8PSNG7434
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 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NG7434

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – Dec 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 12, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OR
Aug 19, 2025MOII · Walk-around4OOSSAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Mar 13, 2025COII · Walk-around4—ULUG EXPRESS INC 3962667PWU6661/OH
Aug 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Mar 21, 2024WVII · Walk-around1—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Jan 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Sep 24, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Sep 5, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
Jun 15, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—SAM CITY EXPRESS INC 3533584PWU6661/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAM CITY EXPRESS INC3533584Jun 15, 2023Dec 12, 20258OH
ULUG EXPRESS INC3962667Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251OH
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.
PWU6661OR—SAM CITY EXPRESS INCDec 12, 2025 → Dec 12, 20251
PWU6661OH—SAM CITY EXPRESS INCJun 15, 2023 → Aug 19, 20257
PWU6661OH—ULUG EXPRESS INCMar 13, 2025 → Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026