Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV6JSKB2298 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 17
First seenNov 6, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3AKJHLDV6JSKB2298
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 14, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
KB2298

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 · Nov 6, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/MX
Jun 8, 2026TXI · Full1LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/CI
May 29, 2026TXI · Full4OOSLIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/CI
May 21, 2026TXI · Full1LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/MX
Apr 20, 2026TXI · Full1LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/CI
Mar 9, 2026USI · Full4LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/MX
Feb 13, 2026TXI · Full4LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/MX
Jan 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552505ES2Y/MX
Jan 16, 2026TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full7OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Dec 15, 2025TXI · Full3SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/CI
Dec 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Nov 13, 2025USI · Full4OOSSERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Nov 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/MX
Nov 8, 2025TXI · Full5SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/CI
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full7SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522605ES2Y/CI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIDER TRACK SA DE CV3535525Jan 19, 2026Jul 9, 20268CI
SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO725226Nov 6, 2025Jan 16, 20269CI
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.
05ES2YMX1LIDER TRACK SA DE CVJan 19, 2026Jul 9, 20265
05ES2YCILIDER TRACK SA DE CVApr 20, 2026Jun 8, 20263
05ES2YMXSERGIO VARELA MALDONADONov 13, 2025Jan 16, 20266
05ES2YCISERGIO VARELA MALDONADONov 6, 2025Dec 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026