Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV1KSKN2021 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHTDV1KSKN2021
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
JHTDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
KN2021

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 · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 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
2019

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around2PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684144R867N/TX
Jun 5, 2026TXI · Full1PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684180M780N/TX
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSPCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 4156841870343N/TX
Jul 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSPCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684121S255N/TX
May 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684180P146N/TX
Apr 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSPCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684113M068N/TX
Feb 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684147N989M/TX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684114U738M/TX
Aug 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684198S675M/TX
Jul 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around3PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC 415684145P637M/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around0TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401K809501/AR
Aug 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around1TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401K809501/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PCL TRANSPORTATION LLC4156841Jul 3, 2024Jul 20, 202610TX
TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC387401Aug 22, 2023Dec 12, 20232TX
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.
44R867NTX1PCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
80M780NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
870343NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
21S255NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251
80P146NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 22, 2025May 22, 20251
13M068NTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
47N989MTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
14U738MTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
98S675MTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241
45P637MTXPCL TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
K809501ARTEXAS TRANSEASTERN INCAug 22, 2023Dec 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026