Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXNSNK3596 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 17
First seenDec 13, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 13, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDRXNSNK3596
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
NK3596

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Aug 10, 2026CAI · Full3VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Dec 29, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Dec 4, 2025NMII · Walk-around2VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Dec 4, 2025NMII · Walk-around2VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Nov 3, 2025OKI · Full2VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Sep 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSVANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Sep 3, 2025NMI · Full0VANSH N BROS INC 4446003ZP64197/CA
Feb 5, 2025KYI · Full1OOSMERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Jan 23, 2025OHII · Walk-around1MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Dec 17, 2024OHI · Full0MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Dec 11, 2024TXI · Full0MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Sep 19, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Aug 22, 2024SDII · Walk-around0MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Mar 3, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Feb 13, 2024WIII · Walk-around2MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
Dec 13, 2023TNI · Full1MERX GLOBAL INC 1330321P1142767/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VANSH N BROS INC4446003Sep 3, 2025Aug 13, 20268CA
MERX GLOBAL INC1330321Dec 13, 2023Feb 5, 20259IL
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.
ZP64197CA1VANSH N BROS INCSep 3, 2025Aug 13, 20268
P1142767ILMERX GLOBAL INCDec 13, 2023Feb 5, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026