Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKNGLDR4JSJL3885 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seen08/31/2023
TX
Last seen07/08/2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKNGLDR4JSJL3885
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
07/12/2026
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 · 08/31/2023 – 07/08/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/08/2025MIIII · Driver-only3OOSAMERICAN AUTO CARRIER LLC 3089270PWY4394/OH
06/16/2025OHII · Walk-around10OOSAMERICAN AUTO CARRIER LLC 3089270PWY4394/OH
03/14/2024OHII · Walk-around6OOSDAN TRANSPORT LLC 3933268PWY4394/OH
08/31/2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSDAN TRANSPORT LLC 3933268PWY4394/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN AUTO CARRIER LLC308927006/16/202507/08/20252OH
DAN TRANSPORT LLC393326808/31/202303/14/20242IL
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.
PWY4394OH—AMERICAN AUTO CARRIER LLC06/16/2025 → 07/08/20252
PWY4394OH—DAN TRANSPORT LLC08/31/2023 → 03/14/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026