Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV5RSUU8909 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 27, 2023
UT
Last seenAug 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHLDV5RSUU8909
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
UU8909

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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
2024

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026CAI · Full0PET FOOD EXPRESS LTD 26728509H19900/CA
Jun 25, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0PET FOOD EXPRESS LTD 26728503454433/IN
Jan 29, 2026CAI · Full0PET FOOD EXPRESS LTD 26728509H19900/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around2RYAN'S EXPRESS FREIGHT INCORPORATED 14236189H19900/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749H19900/CA
Nov 27, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0REPUBLIC FLOOR LLC 35399323454433/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PET FOOD EXPRESS LTD2672850Jan 29, 2026Aug 20, 20263CA
RYAN'S EXPRESS FREIGHT INCORPORATED1423618Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251CA
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251PA
REPUBLIC FLOOR LLC3539932Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231UT
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.
9H19900CA1PET FOOD EXPRESS LTDJan 29, 2026Aug 20, 20262
3454433IN1PET FOOD EXPRESS LTDJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
9H19900CARYAN'S EXPRESS FREIGHT INCORPORATEDApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
9H19900CAPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
3454433INREPUBLIC FLOOR LLCNov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026