Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEFG8LDLZ8211 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 18, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 28, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGEFG8LDLZ8211
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
JGEFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
LZ8211

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 · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THREE BROTHERS TRUCKING CONSTRUCTION INC 2549965DD9004A/NC
Sep 2, 2025VAII · Walk-around0MORTON MOTOR EXPRESS INC 660955VV1325/NC
Jan 31, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3INGLES MARKETS INC 157855MR9702/NC
Jul 18, 2023NCII · Walk-around0INGLES MARKETS INC 157855MR9702/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THREE BROTHERS TRUCKING CONSTRUCTION INC2549965Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261NC
MORTON MOTOR EXPRESS INC660955Sep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251NC
INGLES MARKETS INC157855Jul 18, 2023Jan 31, 20242NC
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.
DD9004ANC1THREE BROTHERS TRUCKING CONSTRUCTION INCAug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261
VV1325NCMORTON MOTOR EXPRESS INCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
MR9702NCINGLES MARKETS INCJul 18, 2023Jan 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026