Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV1LSME2981 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJun 22, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 21, 2026
NY
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
3AKJHTDV1LSME2981
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 16, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
ME2981

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
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 · Jun 22, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TAYLOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC 114455619171BR/NY
May 7, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1TAYLOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC 114455619171BR/NY
Apr 20, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0TAYLOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC 114455619171BR/NY
Dec 3, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Aug 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jul 19, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jul 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jun 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jun 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around3ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Apr 4, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Oct 12, 2023NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Aug 10, 2023NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jun 28, 2023NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
Jun 22, 2023NYII · Walk-around0ERIE MATERIALS INC 3326342894952/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAYLOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC1144556Apr 20, 2026May 21, 20263NY
ERIE MATERIALS INC332634Jun 22, 2023Dec 3, 202411NY
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.
19171BRNYTAYLOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS INCApr 20, 2026May 21, 20263
2894952INERIE MATERIALS INCJun 22, 2023Dec 3, 202411
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026