Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSLP6230 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMar 27, 2024
KS
Last seenJul 1, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHDR3LSLP6230
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 26, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
LP6230

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026NMII · Walk-around2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302948/IL
Jul 1, 2026NMII · Walk-around2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302948/IL
Feb 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302948/IL
Jan 21, 2026WIII · Walk-around0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302948/IL
Jan 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around6OOSACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1128460/IL
Sep 27, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1128460/IL
Sep 27, 2024NEI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1128460/IL
Mar 27, 2024KSII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1128460/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Jan 21, 2026Jul 1, 20264IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Jan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Mar 27, 2024Sep 27, 20243IL
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.
P1302948IL1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCJan 21, 2026Jul 1, 20264
P1128460ILACE TRANS LLCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
P1128460ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCMar 27, 2024Sep 27, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026