Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6LSKV8298 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 13, 2023
IN
Last seenJun 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR6LSKV8298
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
KV8298

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 · Aug 13, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSVMS CARGO EXPRESS INC 4481887DF10MQ/FL
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSVMS CARGO EXPRESS INC 4481887DF10MQ/FL
Mar 13, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0VMS CARGO EXPRESS INC 4481887DF10MQ/FL
Dec 12, 2025INII · Walk-around0VMS CARGO EXPRESS INC 4481887DF10MQ/FL
Sep 19, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1CARGOBOSS INC 2838207P1247145/IL
Jul 24, 2025INII · Walk-around3OOSCARGOBOSS INC 2838207P1247145/IL
Jul 24, 2025INIII · Driver-only1CARGOBOSS INC 2838207P1247145/IL
Feb 4, 2025COIII · Driver-only1CARGOBOSS INC 2838207P1247145/IL
Nov 15, 2024OHII · Walk-around1CARGOBOSS INC 2838207P1247145/IL
Mar 7, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0C1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2890110P1029237/IL
Aug 13, 2023INIII · Driver-only3C1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2890110P1029237/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VMS CARGO EXPRESS INC4481887Dec 12, 2025Jun 21, 20264FL
CARGOBOSS INC2838207Nov 15, 2024Sep 19, 20255IL
C1 TRANSPORTATION INC2890110Aug 13, 2023Mar 7, 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.
DF10MQFL1VMS CARGO EXPRESS INCDec 12, 2025Jun 21, 20264
P1247145ILCARGOBOSS INCNov 15, 2024Sep 19, 20255
P1029237ILC1 TRANSPORTATION INCAug 13, 2023Mar 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026