Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR3JSJH6687 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 14, 2023
NM
Last seenSep 1, 2026
SC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJGLDR3JSJH6687
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JH6687

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 · Aug 14, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 1, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2—FALCON TRANSPORTS LLC 4002064DD4544A/NC
Sep 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0—SALEM SONS INC 3658694VV9972/NC
Aug 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around0—SALEM SONS INC 3658694VV9972/NC
Sep 11, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1—MDS TRUCKING V INC 1352981P118950/IL
Aug 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around2—FOXTRAN INC 1661953P118950/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALCON TRANSPORTS LLC4002064Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 20261NC
SALEM SONS INC3658694Aug 19, 2025Sep 30, 20252NC
MDS TRUCKING V INC1352981Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231IL
FOXTRAN INC1661953Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 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.
DD4544ANC1FALCON TRANSPORTS LLCSep 1, 2026 → Sep 1, 20261
VV9972NC—SALEM SONS INCAug 19, 2025 → Sep 30, 20252
P118950IL—MDS TRUCKING V INCSep 11, 2023 → Sep 11, 20231
P118950IL—FOXTRAN INCAug 14, 2023 → Aug 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026