Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0JSJZ5017 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen09/23/2023
CA
Last seen11/21/2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR0JSJZ5017
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
06/30/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/23/2023 – 11/21/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/21/2025TXII · Walk-around0—UNIS TRANSPORTATION LLC 22470833439062/IN
10/01/2024CAI · Full0—ZEN EXPRESS INC 22470943439062/IN
04/29/2024OHIII · Driver-only0—ZEN EXPRESS INC 22470943439062/IN
04/23/2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSZEN EXPRESS INC 22470943439062/IN
09/23/2023CAI · Full0—ZEN EXPRESS INC 22470943439062/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIS TRANSPORTATION LLC224708311/21/202511/21/20251CA
ZEN EXPRESS INC224709409/23/202310/01/20244CA
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.
3439062IN—UNIS TRANSPORTATION LLC11/21/2025 → 11/21/20251
3439062IN—ZEN EXPRESS INC09/23/2023 → 10/01/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026