Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV8JSKA5661 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 7, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 27, 2025
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJGHDV8JSKA5661
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 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
KA5661

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 · Nov 7, 2023 – Nov 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1OOSCRITO LOGISTICS LLC 3127802P1176266/IL
Jul 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0CRITO LOGISTICS LLC 3127802P1176266/IL
Mar 31, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1CRITO LOGISTICS LLC 3127802P 1176266/IL
Aug 27, 2024MNI · Full3CRITO LOGISTICS LLC 3127802P1176266/IL
Jun 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around1OOSSMART J SERVICES INC 3000758P1176266/IL
Nov 7, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 3767578P1176266/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRITO LOGISTICS LLC3127802Aug 27, 2024Nov 27, 20254TX
SMART J SERVICES INC3000758Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241IL
TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC3767578Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 20231IL
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.
P1176266ILCRITO LOGISTICS LLCAug 27, 2024Nov 27, 20253
P 1176266ILCRITO LOGISTICS LLCMar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251
P1176266ILSMART J SERVICES INCJun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241
P1176266ILTRUCKING LOGISTICS LLCNov 7, 2023Nov 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026