Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9PSNZ5053 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenMay 15, 2024
IN
Last seenAug 1, 2025
NC
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
3AKJHHDR9PSNZ5053
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
NZ5053

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
2023

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 · May 15, 2024 – Aug 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSATES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3370943PWV3257/OH
Feb 7, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2BIGWAY LLC 4053269PWV3257/OH
Jan 28, 2025OHII · Walk-around0BIGWAY LLC 4053269PWV3257/OH
Dec 17, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
Sep 16, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
Aug 23, 2024CAI · Full0ZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
Aug 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
Jun 5, 2024CAI · Full1ZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
May 15, 2024INIII · Driver-only3ZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC 3717753PWV3257/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATES TRANSPORTATION LLC3370943Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251OH
BIGWAY LLC4053269Jan 28, 2025Feb 7, 20252OH
ZEMAX LOGISTICS LLC3717753May 15, 2024Dec 17, 20246OH
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.
PWV3257OHATES TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
PWV3257OHBIGWAY LLCJan 28, 2025Feb 7, 20252
PWV3257OHZEMAX LOGISTICS LLCMay 15, 2024Dec 17, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026