Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV7JSJK1368 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 6, 2024
KY
Last seenOct 19, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLDV7JSJK1368
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 25, 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
JGLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JK1368

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2026TNII · Walk-around3OOSBRAINA TRANSPORT LLC 397282897KT5T/MO
May 5, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0—BRAINA TRANSPORT LLC 397282897KT5T/MO
Apr 30, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0—BRAINA TRANSPORT LLC 397282897KT5T/MO
Mar 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—BRAINA TRANSPORT LLC 397282897KT5T/MO
Oct 10, 2025INIII · Driver-only0—BRAINA TRANSPORT LLC 397282897KT5T/MO
Dec 9, 2024KYIII · Driver-only8—SAFOU & TEMBO TRANSPORT LLC 3149243C840DM/GA
Sep 6, 2024KYIII · Driver-only3—SAFOU & TEMBO TRANSPORT LLC 3149243C862EV/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAINA TRANSPORT LLC3972828Oct 10, 2025Oct 19, 20265MO
SAFOU & TEMBO TRANSPORT LLC3149243Sep 6, 2024Dec 9, 20242ND
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.
97KT5TMO1BRAINA TRANSPORT LLCOct 10, 2025 → Oct 19, 20265
C840DMGA—SAFOU & TEMBO TRANSPORT LLCDec 9, 2024 → Dec 9, 20241
C862EVGA—SAFOU & TEMBO TRANSPORT LLCSep 6, 2024 → Sep 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026