Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8JSJV8510 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 25, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJHHDR8JSJV8510
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 26, 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
JV8510

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.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 25, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5OOSBIG BROTHER TRANSPORT INC 2825440XP25532/CA
Mar 31, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0BIG BROTHER TRANSPORT INC 2825440XP25532/CA
Jul 19, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2PS TRUCKLINES INC 2532147XP25532/CA
May 24, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0PS TRUCKLINES INC 2532147XP25532/CA
Apr 1, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1PERFECT TRUCKLINES INC 2878511XP25532/CA
Dec 25, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0PERFECT TRUCKLINES INC 2878511XP25532/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BROTHER TRANSPORT INC2825440Mar 31, 2026Apr 22, 20262CA
PS TRUCKLINES INC2532147May 24, 2025Jul 19, 20252CA
PERFECT TRUCKLINES INC2878511Dec 25, 2024Apr 1, 20252CA
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.
XP25532CABIG BROTHER TRANSPORT INCMar 31, 2026Apr 22, 20262
XP25532CAPS TRUCKLINES INCMay 24, 2025Jul 19, 20252
XP25532CAPERFECT TRUCKLINES INCDec 25, 2024Apr 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026