Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXJSJM2573 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 3, 2024
OK
Last seenJan 12, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLDRXJSJM2573
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 30, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JM2573

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 3, 2024 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026KYI · Full0—J&L EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC 424105855KT3M/MO
Nov 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1—J&L EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC 424105855KT3M/MO
Nov 26, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSJ&L EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC 424105855KT3M/MO
May 13, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0—ALWAYS READY FREIGHT LLC 398636873KS3W/MO
Apr 3, 2024OKI · Full3OOSALWAYS READY FREIGHT LLC 398636873KS3W/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&L EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC4241058Nov 26, 2025Jan 12, 20263MO
ALWAYS READY FREIGHT LLC3986368Apr 3, 2024May 13, 20252MO
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.
55KT3MMO—J&L EXPRESS FREIGHT LLCNov 26, 2025 → Jan 12, 20263
73KS3WMO—ALWAYS READY FREIGHT LLCApr 3, 2024 → May 13, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026