Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0LSLJ7281 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 29, 2024
KY
Last seenApr 22, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJHHDR0LSLJ7281
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 21, 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
LJ7281

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
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 · Mar 29, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026NVII · Walk-around2MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P1268939/IL
Mar 10, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0MOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291P1268939/IL
Aug 17, 2025WAII · Walk-around0MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P1268939/IL
Aug 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P1268939/IL
Aug 30, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0US XPRESS INC 3030243LE193/OK
Jul 11, 2024TNI · Full5OOSUS XPRESS INC 3030243DA633/OK
Mar 29, 2024KYI · Full0US XPRESS INC 3030243DA633/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSL EXPRESS INC4168399Aug 14, 2025Apr 22, 20263IL
MOONDOG FREIGHT INC3711291Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261IL
US XPRESS INC303024Mar 29, 2024Aug 30, 20243TN
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.
P1268939ILMSL EXPRESS INCAug 14, 2025Apr 22, 20263
P1268939ILMOONDOG FREIGHT INCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
3LE193OKUS XPRESS INCAug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241
3DA633OKUS XPRESS INCMar 29, 2024Jul 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026