Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHHDV2LSLX7943 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 25, 2023
IL
Last seenJan 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKGHHDV2LSLX7943
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
Aug 2, 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
GHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
LX7943

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 25, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026CAI · Full1OOSBIG BLACK EAGLE LLC 3263678P1289432/IL
Jul 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1289432/IL
Jul 25, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC 15525072890292/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BLACK EAGLE LLC3263678Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261OH
FREIGHT UNITED INC2443160Jul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251IL
SMITHFIELD DIRECT LLC1552507Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231IL
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.
P1289432ILBIG BLACK EAGLE LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
P1289432ILFREIGHT UNITED INCJul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251
2890292INSMITHFIELD DIRECT LLCJul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026