Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHHDR2JSHJ0743 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 1, 2024
IL
Last seenDec 10, 2025
DE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3AKGHHDR2JSHJ0743
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
GHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
HJ0743

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 · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2018

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

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 1, 2024 – Dec 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2025DEII · Walk-around3OOSLUPUS 7 INC 2588269P1233915/IL
Jun 4, 2025INIII · Driver-only1LUPUS 7 INC 2588269P1233915/IL
Mar 10, 2025NYIII · Driver-only2LUPUS 7 INC 2588269P1233915/IL
Nov 12, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2OOSLUPUS 7 INC 2588269P 1233915/IL
Feb 1, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0NUSSBAUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 71317P955944/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUPUS 7 INC2588269Nov 12, 2024Dec 10, 20254IL
NUSSBAUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC71317Feb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1233915ILLUPUS 7 INCMar 10, 2025Dec 10, 20253
P 1233915ILLUPUS 7 INCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
P955944ILNUSSBAUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCFeb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026