Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7JSJR0543 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen08/16/2023
CA
Last seen02/18/2025
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR7JSJR0543
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
06/26/2026
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 · 08/16/2023 – 02/18/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/18/2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSAMERICAN CARGO LLC 3950060A007906/SC
11/18/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—INSTANT WAY TRANSPORT 3598462A007906/SC
06/04/2024NEIII · Driver-only1—DP WAY GROUP INC 3727562P771609/SC
12/20/2023SCIII · Driver-only3—AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/SC
09/26/2023WAI · Full3—AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/SC
08/16/2023CAIII · Driver-only1—AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN CARGO LLC395006002/18/202502/18/20251SC
INSTANT WAY TRANSPORT359846211/18/202411/18/20241SC
DP WAY GROUP INC372756206/04/202406/04/20241TX
AP WAY GROUP INC393953908/16/202312/20/20233TX
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.
A007906SC—AMERICAN CARGO LLC02/18/2025 → 02/18/20251
A007906SC—INSTANT WAY TRANSPORT11/18/2024 → 11/18/20241
P771609SC—DP WAY GROUP INC06/04/2024 → 06/04/20241
P771609SC—AP WAY GROUP INC09/26/2023 → 12/20/20232
P771609NC—AP WAY GROUP INC08/16/2023 → 08/16/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026