Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8PSUG8273 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJul 5, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 26, 2026
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR8PSUG8273
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 18, 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
UG8273

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026NDII · Walk-around0APM TRANSPORTATION INC 121096897135P/BC
May 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around1APM TRANSPORTATION INC 121096897135P/BC
Mar 30, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1APM TRANSPORTATION INC 121096897135P/BC
Feb 4, 2026WAII · Walk-around0APM TRANSPORTATION INC 121096897135P/BC
Nov 15, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
Jul 26, 2024CAI · Full0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
May 30, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
Dec 31, 2023WAII · Walk-around7ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
Dec 13, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
Nov 28, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
Aug 5, 2023UTI · Full0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 12885997858P/BC
Jul 5, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD 128859978587P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APM TRANSPORTATION INC1210968Feb 4, 2026Jun 26, 20264BC
ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD1288599Jul 5, 2023Nov 15, 20248BC
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.
97135PBC1APM TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 4, 2026Jun 26, 20264
78587PBCROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTDJul 5, 2023Nov 15, 20247
7858PBCROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTDAug 5, 2023Aug 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026