Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV8JDJX2426 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 22, 2023
OH
Last seenSep 10, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGEDV8JDJX2426
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
Aug 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JX2426

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 22, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025KYI · Full2OOSMODERN DISTRIBUTORS INC 517564012395A/KY
Mar 24, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1LAZER SPOT INC 8506292691368/IN
Dec 22, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0LAZER SPOT INC 8506292691368/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MODERN DISTRIBUTORS INC517564Sep 10, 2025Sep 10, 20251KY
LAZER SPOT INC850629Dec 22, 2023Mar 24, 20242GA
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.
012395AKYMODERN DISTRIBUTORS INCSep 10, 2025Sep 10, 20251
2691368INLAZER SPOT INCDec 22, 2023Mar 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026