Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8JSJK2297 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 16, 2023
AR
Last seenOct 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR8JSJK2297
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
Aug 2, 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JK2297

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 16, 2023 – Oct 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 11, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0—JACO TRANSPORT LLC 4467311R851557/TX
Sep 3, 2026COII · Walk-around1—JACO TRANSPORT LLC 4467311R851557/TX
Sep 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 3258361N75595/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXI · Full0—QUALITY CARRIERS INC 76600P1265174/IL
Oct 16, 2023ARI · Full4OOSUNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION 1484229R629886/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JACO TRANSPORT LLC4467311Sep 3, 2026Oct 11, 20262TX
TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC325836Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251TX
QUALITY CARRIERS INC76600Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241FL
UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION1484229Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231TX
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.
R851557TX1JACO TRANSPORT LLCSep 3, 2026 → Oct 11, 20262
1N75595TX—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INCSep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 20251
P1265174IL—QUALITY CARRIERS INCDec 12, 2024 → Dec 12, 20241
R629886TX—UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATIONOct 16, 2023 → Oct 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026