Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXLSMJ0261 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 2, 2023
AZ
Last seenMay 4, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDRXLSMJ0261
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 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
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
MJ0261

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026KSII · Walk-around1NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
May 4, 2026KSII · Walk-around1NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Apr 20, 2026KSII · Walk-around1NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Jan 21, 2026INIII · Driver-only1NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Aug 22, 2025ARII · Walk-around0NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Jul 31, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSNK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Jul 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around2NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Feb 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1NK CARRIES INC 3799553ZP49697/CA
Sep 24, 2024FLII · Walk-around12A & VEE TRANSPORT CORP 13709932994103/IN
Oct 2, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1EVEREST EXPRESS LLC 30792112994103/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NK CARRIES INC3799553Feb 4, 2025May 4, 20268CA
A & VEE TRANSPORT CORP1370993Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241FL
EVEREST EXPRESS LLC3079211Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231MO
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.
ZP49697CA1NK CARRIES INCFeb 4, 2025May 4, 20268
2994103INA & VEE TRANSPORT CORPSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
2994103INEVEREST EXPRESS LLCOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026