Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2NSNC0896 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenJul 28, 2023
AL
Last seenJul 17, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR2NSNC0896
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
NC0896

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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
2022

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 28, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Mar 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around8OOSBESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Mar 15, 2026NMI · Full5OOSBESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Feb 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around5BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Feb 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around1BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Dec 9, 2025AZII · Walk-around3BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
May 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Mar 26, 2025AZII · Walk-around7OOSBESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Feb 20, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Nov 18, 2024OKI · Full7OOSBESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Nov 6, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 3064811YP61319/CA
Nov 7, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0PRINCE CARRIER INC 1458630YP53809/CA
Jul 28, 2023ALII · Walk-around1PRINCE CARRIER INC 1458630YP53809/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC3064811Nov 6, 2024Jul 17, 202612CA
PRINCE CARRIER INC1458630Jul 28, 2023Nov 7, 20232CA
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.
YP61319CA1BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INCNov 6, 2024Jul 17, 202612
YP53809CAPRINCE CARRIER INCJul 28, 2023Nov 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026