Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSLJ4489 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 3, 2026
UT
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR9LSLJ4489
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
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
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
LJ4489

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 · Apr 13, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026UTI · Full4RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXD6990/OH
Nov 12, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXD6990/OH
Sep 23, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXD6990/OH
Jun 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0UNITED TRANS LLC 3549958PWV2468/OH
Feb 18, 2025UTI · Full2OOSSUCCESSOR INC 3429258PWV2468/OH
Dec 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700PWV2468/OH
May 21, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1SAMS TRUCKING CORPORATION LLC 3787259PWV2468/OH
Apr 13, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1THREE BROTHERS EXPRESS INC 2886247PWV2468/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3677616Sep 23, 2025Jun 3, 20263PA
UNITED TRANS LLC3549958Jun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251OH
SUCCESSOR INC3429258Feb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251DE
BORDERLANDERS INC3243700Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241PA
SAMS TRUCKING CORPORATION LLC3787259May 21, 2024May 21, 20241OH
THREE BROTHERS EXPRESS INC2886247Apr 13, 2024Apr 13, 20241OH
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.
PXD6990OHRAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 23, 2025Jun 3, 20263
PWV2468OHUNITED TRANS LLCJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
PWV2468OHSUCCESSOR INCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
PWV2468OHBORDERLANDERS INCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
PWV2468OHSAMS TRUCKING CORPORATION LLCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
PWV2468OHTHREE BROTHERS EXPRESS INCApr 13, 2024Apr 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026