Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4JSJU3539 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 29, 2024
NM
Last seenOct 28, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDR4JSJU3539
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JU3539

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 · Apr 29, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—LEMBERG GROUP INC 2395323P1284874/SD
Oct 3, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—LEMBERG GROUP INC 2395323P1284874/IL
Jul 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around0—LEMBERG GROUP INC 2395323P1284874/IL
Nov 14, 2024NMII · Walk-around3—CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC 1028042TEMP/UT
Apr 29, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0—MERO LLC 3766673TEMP/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEMBERG GROUP INC2395323Jul 15, 2025Oct 28, 20263IL
CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC1028042Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241TX
MERO LLC3766673Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241AZ
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.
P1284874SD1LEMBERG GROUP INCOct 28, 2026 → Oct 28, 20261
P1284874IL1LEMBERG GROUP INCJul 15, 2025 → Oct 3, 20262
TEMPUT—CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INCNov 14, 2024 → Nov 14, 20241
TEMPAZ—MERO LLCApr 29, 2024 → Apr 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026