Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8PSNS6080 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 30, 2024
ID
Last seenJul 27, 2025
UT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR8PSNS6080
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 21, 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
NS6080

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Jul 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044213328216/IN
May 8, 2025CAI · Full0SMITH GARDENS INC 5355953328216/IN
Nov 12, 2024UTI · Full0CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CO 1888913328216/IN
Jun 30, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0BAY CARGO INC 36134443328216/IN
Mar 22, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSBAY CARGO INC 36134443328216/IN
Feb 26, 2024ORI · Full3BAY CARGO INC 36134443328216/IN
Jan 30, 2024IDIII · Driver-only3BAY CARGO INC 36134443328216/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARTEL LOGISTICS INC3404421Jul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251OH
SMITH GARDENS INC535595May 8, 2025May 8, 20251WA
CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CO188891Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241OH
BAY CARGO INC3613444Jan 30, 2024Jun 30, 20244OH
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.
3328216INARTEL LOGISTICS INCJul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251
3328216INSMITH GARDENS INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
3328216INCONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CONov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
3328216INBAY CARGO INCJan 30, 2024Jun 30, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026