Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXPSUG2491 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenMay 16, 2024
OH
Last seenFeb 21, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDRXPSUG2491
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 16, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG2491

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 16, 2024 – Feb 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2026WII · Full14OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304016/IL
Nov 18, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304016/IL
Oct 31, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304016/IL
May 27, 2025INIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850TEMP/IL
May 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850SPG510706/IL
Feb 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1176467/IL
Jan 25, 2025INIII · Driver-only3ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1176467/IL
Jan 5, 2025MTII · Walk-around0ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1176467/IL
Oct 11, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1176467/IL
Sep 5, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1176467/IL
Jun 6, 2024MDII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1176467/IL
May 16, 2024OHII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1176467/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Feb 24, 2025Feb 21, 20266IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Jan 5, 2025Jan 25, 20252IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641May 16, 2024Oct 11, 20244IL
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.
P1304016ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCOct 31, 2025Feb 21, 20263
TEMPILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMay 27, 2025May 27, 20251
SPG510706ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
P1176467ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
P1176467ILACE TRANS LLCJan 5, 2025Jan 25, 20252
P1176467ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCMay 16, 2024Oct 11, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026