Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBHKDR9JSJW3541 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 8, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKBHKDR9JSJW3541
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
BHKDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JW3541

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 · 169 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 169 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 169 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 169 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 169 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full0SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Mar 31, 2026CAI · Full3OOSSALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Feb 26, 2025CAI · Full0SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Jan 22, 2025CAI · Full6SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAI · Full9OOSSALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Jun 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC 34802319F71627/CA
Sep 8, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSSTEVE SCHEIDT INC 26915369F71627/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INC3480231Jun 25, 2024Jul 1, 20266CA
STEVE SCHEIDT INC2691536Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231CA
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.
9F71627CA1SALDIVAR & SONS TRANSPORT INCJun 25, 2024Jul 1, 20266
9F71627CASTEVE SCHEIDT INCSep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026