Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8RSVG8974 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 17, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 3, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR8RSVG8974
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
VG8974

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 17, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026COIII · Driver-only0—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 192837781171Z/WI
Oct 2, 2025ILI · Full0—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 192837781171Z/WI
Aug 25, 2025NMI · Full0—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 192837781171Z/WI
Apr 11, 2025MOII · Walk-around1—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 192837781171Z/WI
Mar 18, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0—GLOBAL CARGO TRUCKING INC 247162567549Z/WI
Mar 17, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0—ROYAL FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC 312341367549Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO EXPRESS LLC1928377Apr 11, 2025Jun 3, 20264WI
GLOBAL CARGO TRUCKING INC2471625Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251IL
ROYAL FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC3123413Mar 17, 2024Mar 17, 20241FL
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.
81171ZWI—CARGO EXPRESS LLCApr 11, 2025 → Jun 3, 20264
67549ZWI—GLOBAL CARGO TRUCKING INCMar 18, 2025 → Mar 18, 20251
67549ZWI—ROYAL FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INCMar 17, 2024 → Mar 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026