Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXPSUP5097 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 9, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 18, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDRXPSUP5097
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
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UP5097

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 · Jul 9, 2023 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1PANTHER TRANS INC 3392616P1342426/IL
Mar 31, 2026OHI · Full4OOSCARGO PLUS LLC 3584712P1342426/IL
Feb 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3CARGO PLUS LLC 3584712
Nov 8, 2023CAIII · Driver-only010 ROADS EXPRESS LLC 33450613422598/IN
Sep 1, 2023CAI · Full2OOS10 ROADS EXPRESS LLC 33450613422598/IN
Jul 9, 2023CAII · Walk-around010 ROADS EXPRESS LLC 33450613422598/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PANTHER TRANS INC3392616Jul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261IL
CARGO PLUS LLC3584712Feb 9, 2026Mar 31, 20262IL
10 ROADS EXPRESS LLC3345061Jul 9, 2023Nov 8, 20233IA
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.
P1342426IL1PANTHER TRANS INCJul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261
P1342426ILCARGO PLUS LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
ILCARGO PLUS LLCFeb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261
3422598IN10 ROADS EXPRESS LLCJul 9, 2023Nov 8, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026