Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV5PSUB8542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 17
First seenJul 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDV5PSUB8542
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 14, 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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
UB8542

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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 14, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026CAI · Full0BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS 36802249H31088/CA
Feb 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS 36802249H31088/CA
Jan 21, 2026CAI · Full4OOSBLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS 36802243573116/IN
Jan 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS 36802243573116/IN
Dec 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS 36802243573116/IN
Sep 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2MAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743573116/IN
Mar 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Mar 13, 2025CAI · Full3MAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Sep 25, 2024CAI · Full1OOSMAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Jul 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Jul 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSMAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC 5162433573116/IN
Mar 4, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC 3054150YP73721/CA
Nov 11, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC 3054150YP73721/CA
Oct 21, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC 3054150YP73721/CA
Jul 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC 3054150YP73721/CA
Jul 14, 2023CAI · Full3OOSADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC 3054150YP73721/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESS3680224Dec 17, 2025Jun 13, 20265CA
MAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INC516243Jul 10, 2024Sep 26, 20256NJ
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251PA
ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC3054150Jul 14, 2023Mar 4, 20245CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9H31088CA1BLIZZARD BOX EXPRESSFeb 18, 2026Jun 13, 20262
3573116INBLIZZARD BOX EXPRESSDec 17, 2025Jan 21, 20263
3573116INMAERSK LOGISTICS & SERVICES USA INCJul 10, 2024Sep 26, 20256
3573116INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
YP73721CAADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INCJul 14, 2023Mar 4, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026