Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSME9807 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 12, 2024
IN
Last seenNov 21, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHDR9LSME9807
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
ME9807

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 · Aug 12, 2024 – Nov 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 21, 2025MOII · Walk-around1METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 3730105R721489/TX
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903R721489/TX
Apr 11, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903R721489/TX
Feb 28, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSFREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/UK
Dec 18, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
Sep 23, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
Aug 13, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
Aug 12, 2024INII · Walk-around0FREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566R721489/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC3730105Nov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251MI
THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC3665903Apr 11, 2025Jun 26, 20252MI
FREEDOM TRANS LLC2930566Aug 12, 2024Feb 28, 20255MI
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.
R721489TXMETROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
R721489TXTHE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 11, 2025Jun 26, 20252
R721489UKFREEDOM TRANS LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
R721489TXFREEDOM TRANS LLCAug 12, 2024Dec 18, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026