Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR3JDJV4956 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenMay 31, 2024
MD
Last seenDec 24, 2024
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR3JDJV4956
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
Sep 8, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JV4956

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 31, 2024 – Dec 24, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0—TOP TEAM TRUCKING LLC 3385240VV5140/NC
May 31, 2024MDI · Full10OOS4G EXPRESS LLC 3560325VT5131/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP TEAM TRUCKING LLC3385240Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 20241NC
4G EXPRESS LLC3560325May 31, 2024May 31, 20241NC
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.
VV5140NC—TOP TEAM TRUCKING LLCDec 24, 2024 → Dec 24, 20241
VT5131NC—4G EXPRESS LLCMay 31, 2024 → May 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 8, 2026