Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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
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
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.

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
2019

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 · Nov 13, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026DEII · Walk-around1OOSZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 36025143602514/NJ
Feb 21, 2026NJII · Walk-around0Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514F902AA/NJ
Jan 8, 2026MDI · Full3OOSZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514AZ728S/NJ
Aug 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2Z-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3602514AZ728S/NJ
Nov 13, 2023NJI · Full2NATIONAL 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.
3602514NJZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
F902AANJZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261
AZ728SNJZ-ZAY TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 12, 2025Jan 8, 20262
3275163INNATIONAL PACKAGING SERVICES INCNov 13, 2023Nov 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026