Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR3JSHU4928 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 1, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 23, 2025
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJGLDR3JSHU4928
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
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
HU4928

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1259662/IL
Nov 19, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSDQXPRESS INC 3253972AH54590/PA
Aug 13, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2DQXPRESS INC 3253972AH54590/PA
Aug 7, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0DQXPRESS INC 3253972AH54590/PA
Feb 21, 2024ALII · Walk-around2VAG DINAMIC INC 3462901PWZ8016/OH
Aug 1, 2023CAI · Full1JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3336992PWR1155/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KG CARAVAN INC3664118Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251IL
DQXPRESS INC3253972Aug 7, 2024Nov 19, 20243OH
VAG DINAMIC INC3462901Feb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241FL
JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC3336992Aug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231IN
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.
P1259662ILKG CARAVAN INCApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
AH54590PADQXPRESS INCAug 7, 2024Nov 19, 20243
PWZ8016OHVAG DINAMIC INCFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
PWR1155OHJET CARGO EXPRESS LLCAug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026