Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3LSLK0949 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJan 30, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR3LSLK0949
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 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
LK0949

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026OHII · Walk-around0EZLOAD INC 4368930P1346210/IL
Feb 18, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1307692/IL
Dec 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1307692/IL
Oct 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSTALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1307692/IL
May 14, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653AH51088/PA
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full1DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653AH51088/PA
Oct 23, 2024PAII · Walk-around2DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653AH51088/PA
Feb 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around1DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653AH51088/PA
Jan 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around0DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EZLOAD INC4368930Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261IL
TALAS EXPRESS CORP3082198Oct 14, 2025Feb 18, 20263IL
DAS EXPRESS INC3836653Jan 30, 2024May 14, 20255PA
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.
P1346210ILEZLOAD INCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
P1307692ILTALAS EXPRESS CORPOct 14, 2025Feb 18, 20263
AH51088PADAS EXPRESS INCFeb 15, 2024May 14, 20254
PADAS EXPRESS INCJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026