Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV6LDLZ8419 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenFeb 28, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJHTDV6LDLZ8419
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 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
LZ8419

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 · Feb 28, 2025 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026TXI · Full3CERVANTES TRUCKING GROUP LLC 428988791R649N/TX
Dec 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSCHANEL TRUCK DRC LLC 442743269V127W/TX
Sep 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around6CHANEL TRUCK DRC LLC 442743240R348N/TX
Sep 9, 2025TXI · Full4CHANEL TRUCK DRC LLC 442743240R348N/TX
Aug 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3CHANEL TRUCK DRC LLC 442743226S284N/TX
Apr 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSYEP TRUCKS LLC 434747746Z810V/TX
Mar 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSYEP TRUCKS LLC 434747799Y797V/TX
Feb 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSYEP TRUCKS LLC 434747736Y771V/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERVANTES TRUCKING GROUP LLC4289887Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261TX
CHANEL TRUCK DRC LLC4427432Aug 8, 2025Dec 4, 20254TX
YEP TRUCKS LLC4347477Feb 28, 2025Apr 8, 20253TX
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.
91R649NTXCERVANTES TRUCKING GROUP LLCMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
69V127WTXCHANEL TRUCK DRC LLCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
40R348NTXCHANEL TRUCK DRC LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20252
26S284NTXCHANEL TRUCK DRC LLCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
46Z810VTXYEP TRUCKS LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
99Y797VTXYEP TRUCKS LLCMar 21, 2025Mar 21, 20251
36Y771VTXYEP TRUCKS LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026