Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXLSLJ4453 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenNov 2, 2023
IN
Last seenJun 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDRXLSLJ4453
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
Jul 2, 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
LJ4453

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 2, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSMIDWEST RUNNER LLC 351718116111AW/WI
Nov 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around0—EMD CARGO INC 3997019P1036158/IL
Apr 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around0—EMD CARGO INC 3997019P1036158/IL
Mar 25, 2024OHII · Walk-around0—EMD CARGO INC 3997019P1036158/IL
Nov 2, 2023INII · Walk-around2OOSEMD CARGO INC 3997019P1036158/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST RUNNER LLC3517181Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261WI
EMD CARGO INC3997019Nov 2, 2023Nov 4, 20254IL
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.
16111AWWI1MIDWEST RUNNER LLCJun 22, 2026 → Jun 22, 20261
P1036158IL—EMD CARGO INCNov 2, 2023 → Nov 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026