Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3PSNK9288 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenDec 29, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 6, 2026
CO
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR3PSNK9288
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 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
NK9288

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 · Dec 29, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026COIII · Driver-only4OOSAMERICAN CARS INC 4556304NOPLATE/PA
May 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0PARIZODA TRANS INC 3023878AH79075/PA
Feb 8, 2026COIII · Driver-only2TRUCKING ZONE INC 4240572801134/PA
Nov 19, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1FREMONT TRANS INC 2820179P1140717/IL
Jul 2, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1EXTRA TRANSPORTATION INC 2200247P1140717/IL
Jan 15, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSEXTRA TRANSPORTATION INC 2200247P1140717/IL
Mar 17, 2024ALII · Walk-around0PKA TRUCKING 3373751P1140717/IL
Dec 29, 2023TNIII · Driver-only2PKA TRUCKING 3373751P1140717/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN CARS INC4556304Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261PA
PARIZODA TRANS INC3023878May 12, 2026May 12, 20261OH
TRUCKING ZONE INC4240572Feb 8, 2026Feb 8, 20261OH
FREMONT TRANS INC2820179Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251IL
EXTRA TRANSPORTATION INC2200247Jan 15, 2025Jul 2, 20252IL
PKA TRUCKING3373751Dec 29, 2023Mar 17, 20242IL
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.
NOPLATEPA1AMERICAN CARS INCAug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261
AH79075PAPARIZODA TRANS INCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
801134PATRUCKING ZONE INCFeb 8, 2026Feb 8, 20261
P1140717ILFREMONT TRANS INCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
P1140717ILEXTRA TRANSPORTATION INCJan 15, 2025Jul 2, 20252
P1140717ILPKA TRUCKINGDec 29, 2023Mar 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026