Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9LSLM4978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 6, 2023
NE
Last seenJul 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR9LSLM4978
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 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
LM4978

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full0AAJ COM LLC 4036465P1367376/IL
Dec 26, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0AJ PARTNERS LLC 3617842P1334486/IL
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1300894/IL
Sep 18, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSTUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P 1300894/IL
Nov 8, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1224356/IL
Jan 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1224356/IL
Dec 6, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AAJ COM LLC4036465Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261IL
AJ PARTNERS LLC3617842Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251IL
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Dec 6, 2023Nov 20, 20255IL
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.
P1367376IL1AAJ COM LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
P1334486ILAJ PARTNERS LLCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
P1300894ILTUTASH EXPRESS INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
P 1300894ILTUTASH EXPRESS INCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
P1224356ILTUTASH EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2024Nov 8, 20242
TEMPILTUTASH EXPRESS INCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026