Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG9PSNZ5310 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 14, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHFG9PSNZ5310
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 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
NZ5310

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
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.

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 · Aug 14, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around3CARPATHIAN WAY INC 3117083P1293822/IL
Apr 12, 2025NJII · Walk-around2MAX EXPRESS INC 23026323350799/IN
Sep 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 34999753350799/IN
Apr 8, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 34999753350799/IN
Dec 20, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 34999753350799/IN
Aug 19, 2023MIII · Walk-around0ROAD STAR INC 34999753350799/IN
Aug 14, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 34999753350799/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARPATHIAN WAY INC3117083Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261IL
MAX EXPRESS INC2302632Apr 12, 2025Apr 12, 20251TN
ROAD STAR INC3499975Aug 14, 2023Sep 9, 20245TN
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.
P1293822IL1CARPATHIAN WAY INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
3350799INMAX EXPRESS INCApr 12, 2025Apr 12, 20251
3350799INROAD STAR INCAug 14, 2023Sep 9, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026