Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5LSLL0656 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 30, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR5LSLL0656
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
LL0656

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around12—JANI TRANSPORT INC 3862926YP78248/CA
Nov 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
May 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around3—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
Dec 1, 2023WAII · Walk-around6—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
Nov 8, 2023WAII · Walk-around0—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
Nov 8, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1—SAM SON EXPRESS INC 3480105YP78248/CA
Sep 18, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0—COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC 2738182953963/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JANI TRANSPORT INC3862926Dec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251CA
SAM SON EXPRESS INC3480105Nov 8, 2023Nov 10, 20256CA
COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC273818Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231TN
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.
YP78248CA—JANI TRANSPORT INCDec 30, 2025 → Dec 30, 20251
YP78248CA—SAM SON EXPRESS INCNov 8, 2023 → Nov 10, 20256
2953963IN—COVENANT TRANSPORT LLCSep 18, 2023 → Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026