Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR1LDLJ4111 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 22, 2023
MN
Last seenJun 26, 2026
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJGLDR1LDLJ4111
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 25, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
LJ4111

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 22, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026NDI · Full2SMART DRIVE LLC 3966106PZA8157/MN
Mar 5, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0SMART DRIVE LLC 3966106PZA8157/MN
Dec 3, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0BLUE SKY FREIGHT CARRIER LLC 1441340PZA8157/MN
Jun 9, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1SMART DRIVE LLC 3966106PZA8157/MN
Nov 26, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0SMART DRIVE LLC 3966106PZA8157/MN
Apr 20, 2024MNI · Full3OOSSMART DRIVE LLC 3966106PZA8157/MN
Nov 22, 2023MNI · Full8OOSSMART DRIVE LLC 396610602441514/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART DRIVE LLC3966106Nov 22, 2023Jun 26, 20266MN
BLUE SKY FREIGHT CARRIER LLC1441340Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251MN
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.
PZA8157MN1SMART DRIVE LLCApr 20, 2024Jun 26, 20265
PZA8157MNBLUE SKY FREIGHT CARRIER LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
02441514MNSMART DRIVE LLCNov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026