Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2PSUE0453 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenJul 3, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 16, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR2PSUE0453
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
UE0453

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
2023

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026COI · Full2SKY STAR EXPRESS LLC 4301905RC56998/MI
Feb 9, 2026AZII · Walk-around2OOSSKY STAR EXPRESS LLC 4301905RC56998/MI
Dec 21, 2025IAII · Walk-around0SKY STAR EXPRESS LLC 4301905RC56998/MI
Dec 21, 2025IAII · Walk-around3SKY STAR EXPRESS LLC 4301905TEMPPSUE0/MI
Aug 19, 2025MEII · Walk-around3OOSEXPLORIA LOGISTICS INC 3990021P1318076/IL
Oct 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around1COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Apr 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Mar 29, 2024NMII · Walk-around0COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Mar 28, 2024TXI · Full2OOSCOVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Mar 13, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSCOVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Nov 23, 2023AZII · Walk-around5COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
Jul 3, 2023CAI · Full1COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738183258447/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKY STAR EXPRESS LLC4301905Dec 21, 2025Apr 16, 20264MI
EXPLORIA LOGISTICS INC3990021Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251IL
COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC273818Jul 3, 2023Oct 10, 20247TN
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.
RC56998MISKY STAR EXPRESS LLCDec 21, 2025Apr 16, 20263
TEMPPSUE0MISKY STAR EXPRESS LLCDec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251
P1318076ILEXPLORIA LOGISTICS INCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
3258447INCOVENANT TRANSPORT LLCJul 3, 2023Oct 10, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026