Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEFG6JDJX3413 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 13, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
3AKJGEFG6JDJX3413
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
Aug 2, 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
JGEFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JX3413

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 · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 13, 2025 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026CAI · Full3C VARGAS TRUCKING LLC 307386050813J4/CA
Mar 11, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0NORTON TRANSPORT INC 92512912196V/TX
Nov 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MOHAWK CARPET TRANSPORTATION OF GEORGIA LLC 3743818951/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C VARGAS TRUCKING LLC3073860Apr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261CA
NORTON TRANSPORT INC925129Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261GA
MOHAWK CARPET TRANSPORTATION OF GEORGIA LLC374Nov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251GA
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.
50813J4CAC VARGAS TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
12196VTXNORTON TRANSPORT INCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
3818951INMOHAWK CARPET TRANSPORTATION OF GEORGIA LLCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026