Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7PSUG2495 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenAug 10, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 8, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHHDR7PSUG2495
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
UG2495

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
2023

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1304019/IL
Sep 6, 2026MSI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1304019/IL
Feb 23, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304019/IL
Feb 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304019/IL
Jan 30, 2026MSIII · Driver-only2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1304019/IL
May 30, 2025TNI · Full0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850TEMPORARY/IL
Jul 16, 2024AZII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
Dec 9, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
Sep 28, 2023INII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
Sep 20, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
Sep 6, 2023WYI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
Aug 10, 2023COIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1182720/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Aug 10, 2023Sep 8, 20268IL
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850May 30, 2025Feb 23, 20264IL
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.
P1304019IL1ACE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 6, 2026Sep 8, 20262
P1304019ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCJan 30, 2026Feb 23, 20263
TEMPORARYILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
P1182720ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCAug 10, 2023Jul 16, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026