Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXLSKB5062 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJul 14, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDRXLSKB5062
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 19, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
KB5062

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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around2TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Mar 12, 2026TXI · Full0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Oct 24, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Oct 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Jul 21, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC 1825728ZP44698/CA
Jun 16, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0TARAN FREIGHTLINES INC 3183593YP61349/CA
Sep 25, 2023ALII · Walk-around0SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641842718482/IN
Jul 14, 2023ALI · Full1SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641842718482/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSWEST EXPRESS INC1825728Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 20267CA
TARAN FREIGHTLINES INC3183593Jun 16, 2024Jun 16, 20241CA
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC264184Jul 14, 2023Sep 25, 20232WI
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.
ZP44698CATRANSWEST EXPRESS INCJun 2, 2025Jun 4, 20267
YP61349CATARAN FREIGHTLINES INCJun 16, 2024Jun 16, 20241
2718482INSCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INCJul 14, 2023Sep 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026