Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDR1KDKS0272 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenNov 13, 2023
NJ
Last seenMar 19, 2026
DE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGEDR1KDKS0272
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
JGEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
KS0272

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 · 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 13, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026DEII · Walk-around1OOSZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 36025143602514/NJ
Feb 21, 2026NJII · Walk-around0—Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514F902AA/NJ
Jan 8, 2026MDI · Full3OOSZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514AZ728S/NJ
Aug 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2—Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514AZ728S/NJ
Nov 13, 2023NJI · Full2—NATIONAL PACKAGING SERVICES INC 13810693275163/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC3602514Aug 12, 2025Mar 19, 20264NJ
NATIONAL PACKAGING SERVICES INC1381069Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 20231NJ
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.
3602514NJ—Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 19, 2026 → Mar 19, 20261
F902AANJ—Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 21, 2026 → Feb 21, 20261
AZ728SNJ—Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 12, 2025 → Jan 8, 20262
3275163IN—NATIONAL PACKAGING SERVICES INCNov 13, 2023 → Nov 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026