Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8PSNH2259 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 1, 2023
MO
Last seenMay 12, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR8PSNH2259
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
NH2259

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
2023

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 · Oct 1, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026TNI · Full2OOSSHORTER ENTERPRISES LLC 3605380DD4214A/NC
Mar 27, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063838355/IN
Jul 9, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063838355/IN
Jul 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063838355/IN
Feb 17, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123327514/IN
Oct 8, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123327514/IN
Oct 7, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123327514/IN
Feb 29, 2024COI · Full0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123327514/IN
Oct 1, 2023MOIII · Driver-only1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123327514/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORTER ENTERPRISES LLC3605380May 12, 2026May 12, 20261GA
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Jul 3, 2025Mar 27, 20263AR
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Oct 1, 2023Feb 17, 20255KY
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.
DD4214ANCSHORTER ENTERPRISES LLCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
3838355INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCJul 3, 2025Mar 27, 20263
3327514INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCOct 1, 2023Feb 17, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026