Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV6JSKA5545 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 6, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 10, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGHDV6JSKA5545
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 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
JGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
KA5545

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 · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 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.

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 6, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Apr 28, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Jan 5, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSSTRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Nov 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around0STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Oct 15, 2025NCII · Walk-around0STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Mar 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC 4289511ZB69707/NC
Dec 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLC 762425ZB69707/NC
Oct 28, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLC 762425VV3031/NC
Jun 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLC 762425VV3031/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLC4289511Mar 3, 2025Jul 10, 20266NC
JOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLC762425Jun 6, 2024Dec 10, 20243NC
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.
ZB69707NC1STRICK-HORSE TRANSPORT LLCMar 3, 2025Jul 10, 20266
ZB69707NCJOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
VV3031NCJOHN BOWDEN TRUCKING LLCJun 6, 2024Oct 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026