Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHTDV7LSME8946 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under2
39 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 28, 2023
MI
Last seenSep 4, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 39 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
3AKJHTDV7LSME8946
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
Sep 6, 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
JHTDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
ME8946

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 · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,820 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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 28, 2023 – Sep 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2026MIIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT EXPRESS INC 34546033887699/IN
Aug 22, 2026WIIII · Driver-only2KNIGHT EXPRESS INC 34546033887699/IN
Jun 28, 2023MIII · Walk-around2PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680152984316/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNIGHT EXPRESS INC3454603Aug 22, 2026Sep 4, 20262IL
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231PA
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.
3887699IN1KNIGHT EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2026Sep 4, 20262
2984316INPENSKE LOGISTICS LLCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026