Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXLSLH8522 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 11, 2023
UT
Last seenDec 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJHHDRXLSLH8522
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
Jul 12, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
LH8522

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 11, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1—CHASE LOGISTICS LLC 28421512868816/IN
Nov 7, 2023OKI · Full2OOSTOWER SOUND & VISION 28550392868816/IN
Sep 14, 2023INIII · Driver-only1—P W D TRANSPORTATION INC 22673162868816/IN
Jul 11, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0—BULLS TRANSPORT INC 22000022868816/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHASE LOGISTICS LLC2842151Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251OH
TOWER SOUND & VISION2855039Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 20231MO
P W D TRANSPORTATION INC2267316Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231IN
BULLS TRANSPORT INC2200002Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 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.
2868816IN—CHASE LOGISTICS LLCDec 15, 2025 → Dec 15, 20251
2868816IN—TOWER SOUND & VISIONNov 7, 2023 → Nov 7, 20231
2868816IN—P W D TRANSPORTATION INCSep 14, 2023 → Sep 14, 20231
2868816IN—BULLS TRANSPORT INCJul 11, 2023 → Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026