Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV4LSLU9697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenNov 30, 2024
GA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJHLDV4LSLU9697
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 19, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
LU9697

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 · Nov 30, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026SCII · Walk-around10OOSUNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Feb 24, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2UNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Feb 24, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1UNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Oct 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2UNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
May 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2OOSTRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INC 17250833683013/IN
Apr 11, 2025SCII · Walk-around7OOSUNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Apr 4, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3UNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Dec 4, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1UNIFIED PALLET LLC 39124983683013/IN
Dec 4, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INC 17250833683013/IN
Nov 30, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INC 1725083AM20971/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIFIED PALLET LLC3912498Dec 4, 2024Apr 10, 20267GA
TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INC1725083Nov 30, 2024May 24, 20253AZ
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.
3683013INUNIFIED PALLET LLCDec 4, 2024Apr 10, 20267
3683013INTRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INCDec 4, 2024May 24, 20252
AM20971AZTRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS INCNov 30, 2024Nov 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026