Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSLH3179 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 31, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR9LSLH3179
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 23, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LH3179

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
2020

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 31, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around6MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 4340569U8589HY/TN
Jul 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around6MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 4340569U8589HY/TN
Feb 5, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSMERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 4340569U8589HY/TN
May 8, 2025OKI · Full0LION KING TRANSPORTATION LLC 3847483U8589HY/TN
Jan 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 635853EA659/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC4340569Feb 5, 2026Jul 10, 20263TN
LION KING TRANSPORTATION LLC3847483May 8, 2025May 8, 20251TN
WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC63585Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241AR
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.
U8589HYTN1MERT LINE EXPRESS LLCFeb 5, 2026Jul 10, 20263
U8589HYTNLION KING TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
3EA659OKWAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026