Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR2JSHF3597 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 8, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 19, 2025
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR2JSHF3597
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
Jul 12, 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
JGLDR

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
HF3597

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 8, 2023 – May 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0—KADAR FREIGHT LLC 2421521PAW3198/MN
May 7, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0—KADAR FREIGHT LLC 2421521PAW3198/MN
Aug 16, 2023CAI · Full2—FAST SAFE WAY LLC 3531649PWW8842/OH
Jul 8, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0—YOPO EXPEDITE INC 2435654P1198120/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KADAR FREIGHT LLC2421521May 7, 2024May 19, 20252MN
FAST SAFE WAY LLC3531649Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231OH
YOPO EXPEDITE INC2435654Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 20231IL
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.
PAW3198MN—KADAR FREIGHT LLCMay 7, 2024 → May 19, 20252
PWW8842OH—FAST SAFE WAY LLCAug 16, 2023 → Aug 16, 20231
P1198120IL—YOPO EXPEDITE INCJul 8, 2023 → Jul 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026