Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8SSVS5827 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 11, 2024
MS
Last seenApr 5, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR8SSVS5827
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2025
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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
VS5827

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
2025

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 · Jun 11, 2024 – Apr 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 5, 2026COI · Full1SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC 3306210W2602HY/TN
Nov 4, 2025INIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC 3306210W2602HY/TN
May 15, 2025NMII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123270619/IN
May 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123270619/IN
Dec 18, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123270619/IN
Aug 14, 2024TNI · Full2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123270619/IN
Jun 11, 2024MSI · Full0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123270619/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC3306210Nov 4, 2025Apr 5, 20262TN
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jun 11, 2024May 15, 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.
W2602HYTNSOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLCNov 4, 2025Apr 5, 20262
3270619INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJun 11, 2024May 15, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026