Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG8LSLN5207 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 19, 2025
SC
Last seenMay 17, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHFG8LSLN5207
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
JHHFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LN5207

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 19, 2025 – May 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 17, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC 2981855R776406/TX
Apr 24, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC 2981855R776406/TX
Dec 13, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2RUDZKI TRUCKING INC 2924140R776406/TX
Jun 20, 2025TNI · Full0RUDZKI TRUCKING INC 2924140R776406/TX
Apr 18, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0RUDZKI TRUCKING INC 2924140R776406/TX
Mar 26, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2RUDZKI TRUCKING INC 2924140R776406/TX
Feb 19, 2025SCIII · Driver-only7RUDZKI TRUCKING INC 2924140R776406/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC2981855Apr 24, 2026May 17, 20262TX
RUDZKI TRUCKING INC2924140Feb 19, 2025Dec 13, 20255TX
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.
R776406TXDESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLCApr 24, 2026May 17, 20262
R776406TXRUDZKI TRUCKING INCFeb 19, 2025Dec 13, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026