Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDVXJSJS4018 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 14, 2024
UT
Last seenMay 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHLDVXJSJS4018
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
Jul 12, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JS4018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 14, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INC 9707629H16637/CA
May 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INC 9707629H16637/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAI · Full0—PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INC 9707629H16637/CA
Mar 6, 2026CAI · Full0—PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INC 9707629H16637/CA
May 14, 2024UTI · Full2—INTERWEST MOVING & STORAGE INC 2059853397648/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INC970762Mar 6, 2026May 12, 20264CA
INTERWEST MOVING & STORAGE INC205985May 14, 2024May 14, 20241ID
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.
9H16637CA1PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS INCMar 6, 2026 → May 12, 20264
3397648IN—INTERWEST MOVING & STORAGE INCMay 14, 2024 → May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026