Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXSSWG9231 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMar 15, 2025
OK
Last seenMay 29, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
3AKJHHDRXSSWG9231
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
WG9231

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
2025

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 · Mar 15, 2025 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026LAII · Walk-around0SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 4078993P1277836/IL
May 15, 2026TXI · Full1SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 4078993P1277836/IN
Mar 18, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSSMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 4078993P1277836/IL
Nov 28, 2025MSII · Walk-around0VDT INC 3077608P1277836/IL
Jun 28, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3MC EXPRESS INC 3912560P127836/IL
Jun 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MC EXPRESS INC 3912560P1277836/IL
May 20, 2025CAI · Full0MC EXPRESS INC 3912560P1277836/IL
Mar 15, 2025OKII · Walk-around0CB FREIGHT INC 2911978P1277836/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC4078993Mar 18, 2026May 29, 20263OH
VDT INC3077608Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251IL
MC EXPRESS INC3912560May 20, 2025Jun 28, 20253IL
CB FREIGHT INC2911978Mar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251IL
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.
P1277836ILSMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLCMar 18, 2026May 29, 20262
P1277836INSMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
P1277836ILVDT INCNov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251
P127836ILMC EXPRESS INCJun 28, 2025Jun 28, 20251
P1277836ILMC EXPRESS INCMay 20, 2025Jun 11, 20252
P1277836ILCB FREIGHT INCMar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026