Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGLDRXJSJM2898 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2024
NC
Last seenMay 8, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3AKBGLDRXJSJM2898
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
BGLDR

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
JM2898

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 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 · Sep 4, 2024 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0CARGO CARRIER CORPORATION 1386901D332HU/TN
Feb 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FM SALES & DISTRIBUTION INC 10813322627837/IN
Oct 10, 2024SCI · Full6OOSFM SALES & DISTRIBUTION INC 10813322627837/IN
Sep 4, 2024NCII · Walk-around0FM SALES & DISTRIBUTION INC 10813322627837/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO CARRIER CORPORATION1386901May 8, 2026May 8, 20261TN
FM SALES & DISTRIBUTION INC1081332Sep 4, 2024Feb 9, 20253NY
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.
D332HUTNCARGO CARRIER CORPORATIONMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
2627837INFM SALES & DISTRIBUTION INCSep 4, 2024Feb 9, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026