Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHHDR9JSHJ0738 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under7
39 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenAug 17, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 5, 2026
AR
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 39 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
3AKGHHDR9JSHJ0738
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
Oct 27, 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
GHHDR

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
HJ0738

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 · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Nov 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSUSP CARGO LLC 4161686AH83504/PA
Sep 27, 2026NMII · Walk-around2—SHZ UNITED INC 3852994AH83504/PA
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—URBAN PEAK LLC 4472684AH43536/PA
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—URBAN PEAK LLC 4472684AH43536/PA
Dec 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around1—AXU CARGO LLC 4161699AH43536/PA
May 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0—AXU CARGO LLC 4161699VIN0738/PA
Mar 10, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1—AXU CARGO LLC 4161699776065/PA
Feb 26, 2025NYII · Walk-around3OOSAXU CARGO LLC 4161699AH30131/PA
Feb 25, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1—AXU CARGO LLC 4161699AH30131/PA
Oct 6, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1—BASMALA INC 3571172AH30131/PA
Oct 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around2—BASMALA INC 3571172AH30131/PA
May 14, 2024IDI · Full1—EZ TRANSIT LLC 3491954741865/PA
Dec 21, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1—LOON TRANSPORTATION INC 3558718P1207052/IL
Nov 6, 2023INIII · Driver-only1—LOON TRANSPORTATION INC 3558718P1207052/IL
Aug 17, 2023CAII · Walk-around4—LOON TRANSPORTATION INC 3558718P1207052/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USP CARGO LLC4161686Nov 5, 2026Nov 5, 20261PA
SHZ UNITED INC3852994Sep 27, 2026Sep 27, 20261PA
URBAN PEAK LLC4472684Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20262OH
AXU CARGO LLC4161699Feb 25, 2025Dec 18, 20255PA
BASMALA INC3571172Oct 6, 2024Oct 6, 20242OH
EZ TRANSIT LLC3491954May 14, 2024May 14, 20241VA
LOON TRANSPORTATION INC3558718Aug 17, 2023Dec 21, 20233IL
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.
AH83504PA1USP CARGO LLCNov 5, 2026 → Nov 5, 20261
AH83504PA1SHZ UNITED INCSep 27, 2026 → Sep 27, 20261
AH43536PA1URBAN PEAK LLCJul 16, 2026 → Jul 16, 20262
AH43536PA—AXU CARGO LLCDec 18, 2025 → Dec 18, 20251
VIN0738PA—AXU CARGO LLCMay 3, 2025 → May 3, 20251
776065PA—AXU CARGO LLCMar 10, 2025 → Mar 10, 20251
AH30131PA—AXU CARGO LLCFeb 25, 2025 → Feb 26, 20252
AH30131PA—BASMALA INCOct 6, 2024 → Oct 6, 20242
741865PA—EZ TRANSIT LLCMay 14, 2024 → May 14, 20241
P1207052IL—LOON TRANSPORTATION INCAug 17, 2023 → Dec 21, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 27, 2026