Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDVXLSMJ1438 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMar 29, 2024
OH
Last seenMay 21, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDVXLSMJ1438
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 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
JHHDV

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
MJ1438

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
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 · Mar 29, 2024 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0FREIGHT HUNTER LLC 3128932PXE9720/OH
Apr 4, 2025NJIII · Driver-only5KUZE TRANSPORT LLC 3734899PXB7471/OH
Mar 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3KUZE TRANSPORT LLC 3734899PXB7471/OH
Jan 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0KUZE TRANSPORT LLC 3734899PXB7471/OH
Sep 2, 2024NYIII · Driver-only3SJ EXPRESS LLC 3134051PWY8995/OH
May 5, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0SJ EXPRESS LLC 3134051PWY8995/OH
Apr 27, 2024ILIII · Driver-only3SJ EXPRESS LLC 3134051PWY8995/OH
Mar 29, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2SJ EXPRESS LLC 3134051PWY8995/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREIGHT HUNTER LLC3128932May 21, 2026May 21, 20261OH
KUZE TRANSPORT LLC3734899Jan 19, 2025Apr 4, 20253OH
SJ EXPRESS LLC3134051Mar 29, 2024Sep 2, 20244OH
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.
PXE9720OHFREIGHT HUNTER LLCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
PXB7471OHKUZE TRANSPORT LLCJan 19, 2025Apr 4, 20253
PWY8995OHSJ EXPRESS LLCMar 29, 2024Sep 2, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026