Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHPDV4LSLH0228 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Sleeper
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenOct 24, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHPDV4LSLH0228
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
JHPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
LH0228

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 · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around1GRANE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 1481143R780538/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSAMA TRANSPORTATION LLC 2101839R780538/TX
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NGL TRANSPORTATION INC 1575579R780538/TX
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSNGL TRANSPORTATION INC 1575579R780538/TX
Dec 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around1NGL TRANSPORTATION INC 15755796725S55/TX
Oct 24, 2023ALII · Walk-around0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063317645/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRANE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC1481143Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261IL
AMA TRANSPORTATION LLC2101839Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261TX
NGL TRANSPORTATION INC1575579Dec 6, 2024Nov 5, 20253AZ
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231AR
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R780538TXGRANE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
R780538TXAMA TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
R780538TXNGL TRANSPORTATION INCOct 31, 2025Nov 5, 20252
6725S55TXNGL TRANSPORTATION INCDec 6, 2024Dec 6, 20241
3317645INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026