Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8JSJH2778 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen10/09/2023
DE
Last seen02/12/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLDR8JSJH2778
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
06/25/2026
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 · 10/09/2023 – 02/12/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/12/2026CAIII · Driver-only1—NIGHT SHADOW LLC 3627359ZP62960/CA
08/22/2025TNI · Full0—NIGHT SHADOW LLC 3627359ZP62920/CA
05/21/2024KYII · Walk-around1—UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC 21028242456661/IN
03/25/2024MDI · Full0—UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC 21028242456661/IN
11/14/2023KYII · Walk-around3OOSUNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC 21028242456661/IN
10/09/2023DEIII · Driver-only2—UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC 21028242456661/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIGHT SHADOW LLC362735908/22/202502/12/20262PA
UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC210282410/09/202305/21/20244MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP62960CA—NIGHT SHADOW LLC02/12/2026 → 02/12/20261
ZP62920CA—NIGHT SHADOW LLC08/22/2025 → 08/22/20251
2456661IN—UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC11/14/2023 → 05/21/20243
2456661MD—UNITED METROPOLITAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC10/09/2023 → 10/09/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026