Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSLS9977 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenFeb 25, 2025
MN
Last seenJun 9, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJHHDR9LSLS9977
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
LS9977

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 · Feb 25, 2025 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026SDI · Full7OOSTCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796539P/BC
Jun 9, 2026SDI · Full7OOSTCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796539P/BC
Jun 9, 2026SDI · Full7OOSTCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796539P/BC
May 27, 2026MTII · Walk-around4TCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796539P/BC
May 2, 2026MTII · Walk-around2TCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796359P/BC
Mar 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSTCY TRANSPORT LTD 392016796539P/BC
Oct 6, 2025INII · Walk-around3HQ TRANSPORT INC 3537339CRE504/MB
Mar 28, 2025NDIII · Driver-only0HQ TRANSPORT INC 3537339CRE504/MB
Feb 25, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0HQ TRANSPORT INC 3537339CRE504/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TCY TRANSPORT LTD3920167Mar 13, 2026Jun 9, 20266BC
HQ TRANSPORT INC3537339Feb 25, 2025Oct 6, 20253MB
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.
96539PBC1TCY TRANSPORT LTDMar 13, 2026Jun 9, 20265
96359PBCTCY TRANSPORT LTDMay 2, 2026May 2, 20261
CRE504MBHQ TRANSPORT INCFeb 25, 2025Oct 6, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026