Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR2JSHU4953 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seen05/04/2024
TX
Last seen07/10/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR2JSHU4953
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
06/16/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 05/04/2024 – 07/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/10/2026CAI · Full0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
06/18/2026CAIII · Driver-only0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
04/30/2026CAII · Walk-around1—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
12/03/2025USI · Full6—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
10/23/2025CAI · Full1—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
10/21/2025CAI · Full0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
09/29/2025CAI · Full3—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
09/18/2025CAI · Full3—TERMINEL LLC 22906919G81471/CA
08/06/2025CAI · Full3—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
05/01/2025CAI · Full0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
04/16/2025CAI · Full2—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
03/24/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
02/07/2025CAII · Walk-around0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
01/29/2025CAI · Full0—KOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
01/15/2025CAI · Full2OOSKOVET HOSPITALITY INC 36357929G81471/CA
05/04/2024TXII · Walk-around6—ZION TRANSPORT INC 2481820YP01845/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOVET HOSPITALITY INC363579201/15/202507/10/202614CA
TERMINEL LLC229069109/18/202509/18/20251CA
ZION TRANSPORT INC248182005/04/202405/04/20241CA
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.
9G81471CA1KOVET HOSPITALITY INC01/15/2025 → 07/10/202614
9G81471CA—TERMINEL LLC09/18/2025 → 09/18/20251
YP01845CA—ZION TRANSPORT INC05/04/2024 → 05/04/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/16/2026