Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7LSMC9538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenJul 7, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR7LSMC9538
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 14, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
MC9538

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026CAI · Full0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Feb 24, 2026CAI · Full0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Oct 23, 2025CAI · Full0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Mar 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Dec 22, 2024COIII · Driver-only3HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Dec 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Sep 11, 2024UTIII · Driver-only3HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Aug 27, 2024CAI · Full3HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Aug 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Apr 29, 2024CAI · Full4OOSHTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Mar 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSHTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Feb 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSHTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Jan 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSHTL INC 27233649G66476/CA
Jul 18, 2023INIII · Driver-only0YOLO TRANSPORT LLC 3078115YP24829/CA
Jul 7, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1YOLO TRANSPORT LLC 3078115YP24829/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HTL INC2723364Jan 22, 2024May 12, 202615CA
YOLO TRANSPORT LLC3078115Jul 7, 2023Jul 18, 20232CA
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.
9G66476CAHTL INCJan 22, 2024May 12, 202615
YP24829CAYOLO TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2023Jul 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026