Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV7JSKA5540 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under5
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenJun 29, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 30, 2025
MO
Inspected under 5 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
3AKJGHDV7JSKA5540
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
Jun 20, 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
JGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
KA5540

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 · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Oct 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2025MOII · Walk-around5OOSVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3955251R737608/TX
Aug 13, 2025TXI · Full11OOSVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3955251R737608/TX
Jun 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3OOSVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3955251R737608/TX
May 18, 2025WAII · Walk-around14OOSVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3955251R737608/TX
Mar 31, 2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC 3955251R737608/TX
Feb 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around1PETRA TRANSPORT LLC 3952641TEMP/IN
Oct 29, 2024UTI · Full2OOSREDNECK EXPRESS INC 780558R737608/TX
May 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around4JOHN WYATT 2811378R737608/TX
Jun 29, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0DONAHUE INDUSTRIES LLC 3795034R665377/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLC3955251Mar 31, 2025Oct 30, 20255TX
PETRA TRANSPORT LLC3952641Feb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251WY
REDNECK EXPRESS INC780558Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241TX
JOHN WYATT2811378May 31, 2024May 31, 20241TX
DONAHUE INDUSTRIES LLC3795034Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231TX
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.
R737608TXVENTURE CAPITAL TRUCKING LLCMar 31, 2025Oct 30, 20255
TEMPINPETRA TRANSPORT LLCFeb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251
R737608TXREDNECK EXPRESS INCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
R737608TXJOHN WYATTMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
R665377TXDONAHUE INDUSTRIES LLCJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026