Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0JSHU4546 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 20, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLDR0JSHU4546
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HU4546

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 20, 2023 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSBAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Apr 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around4BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Dec 19, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Dec 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Nov 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Aug 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSBAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Mar 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Mar 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2519125R771640/TX
Sep 20, 2023MII · Full2OOSS A EXPRESS INC 2285847RB94363/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLC2519125Mar 1, 2025Jul 3, 20269TX
S A EXPRESS INC2285847Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231MI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R771640TX1BAYTEX TRANSPORT LLCMar 1, 2025Jul 3, 20269
RB94363MIS A EXPRESS INCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026