Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JSJK2148 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJul 9, 2024
GA
Last seenNov 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLDR5JSJK2148
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JK2148

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 9, 2024 – Nov 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2026CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518574UM8275/CA
Nov 6, 2026CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Nov 5, 2026CAI · Full2—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518574UM8275/CA
May 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Jan 27, 2026CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Nov 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAI · Full1—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Aug 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
May 28, 2025CAI · Full0—GERARDO CASTRO 32518579H08083/CA
Jul 9, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2—BROWN TRUCKING COMPANY 186265IC42GN/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERARDO CASTRO3251857May 28, 2025Nov 6, 202611CA
BROWN TRUCKING COMPANY186265Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241GA
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.
4UM8275CA2GERARDO CASTROJul 1, 2026 → Nov 6, 20262
9H08083CA1GERARDO CASTROMay 28, 2025 → Nov 6, 20269
IC42GNGA—BROWN TRUCKING COMPANYJul 9, 2024 → Jul 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026