Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8PSUJ8543 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 3, 2023
OH
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
UT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR8PSUJ8543
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 26, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
UJ8543

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1AGS TRANS INC 2584265P1294170/IL
Jul 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 25682253643607/IN
Feb 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143643607/IN
Oct 7, 2024CAI · Full0EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143643607/IN
Jul 17, 2024INIII · Driver-only3EFROS GROUP LLC 23165143643607/IN
Oct 3, 2023OHII · Walk-around2OOSONYX CARRIERS LLC 3850002P1182176/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AGS TRANS INC2584265Feb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261IN
NOMAD FREIGHT INC2568225Jul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251IN
EFROS GROUP LLC2316514Jul 17, 2024Feb 10, 20253IN
ONYX CARRIERS LLC3850002Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231IL
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.
P1294170ILAGS TRANS INCFeb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261
3643607INNOMAD FREIGHT INCJul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251
3643607INEFROS GROUP LLCJul 17, 2024Feb 10, 20253
P1182176ILONYX CARRIERS LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026