Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG5LSLM8957 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 16, 2024
UT
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJHHFG5LSLM8957
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 27, 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
JHHFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
LM8957

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 16, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full3OOSSHIPSECURE CARGO LLC 4232130DD1925A/NC
Jun 26, 2026WVIII · Driver-only2SHIPSECURE CARGO LLC 4232130DD1925A/NC
Jun 15, 2026COIII · Driver-only0SHIPSECURE CARGO LLC 4232130DD1925A/NC
Apr 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SHIPSECURE CARGO LLC 4232130DD1925A/NC
May 29, 2025PAII · Walk-around9GALAXY CARGO INC 3153350VV4652/NC
May 2, 2025UTII · Walk-around5GALAXY CARGO INC 3153350VV4652/NC
Mar 26, 2024MOII · Walk-around5OOSGALAXY CARGO INC 3153350NP9644/NC
Feb 16, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0GALAXY CARGO INC 3153350NP9644/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIPSECURE CARGO LLC4232130Apr 17, 2026Jul 21, 20264NC
GALAXY CARGO INC3153350Feb 16, 2024May 29, 20254NC
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.
DD1925ANC1SHIPSECURE CARGO LLCApr 17, 2026Jul 21, 20264
VV4652NCGALAXY CARGO INCMay 2, 2025May 29, 20252
NP9644NCGALAXY CARGO INCFeb 16, 2024Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026