Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV6LSLT3842 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenFeb 28, 2024
PA
Last seenApr 7, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV6LSLT3842
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
LT3842

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 28, 2024 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026MDI · Full2—BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC 17627663187296/IN
Dec 8, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309353187296/IN
Dec 5, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309353187296/IN
Nov 17, 2025MDI · Full6OOSESTES LEASING LLC 18486673187296/IN
Sep 2, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309353187296/IN
Feb 28, 2024PAII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309353187296/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC1762766Apr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261VA
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC3330935Feb 28, 2024Dec 8, 20254VA
ESTES LEASING LLC1848667Nov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251VA
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.
3187296IN—BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 7, 2026 → Apr 7, 20261
3187296IN—UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLCFeb 28, 2024 → Dec 8, 20254
3187296IN—ESTES LEASING LLCNov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026