Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4JSJL9703 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenOct 10, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLDR4JSJL9703
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JL9703

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026USI · Full8CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556712ES8T/MX
Oct 23, 2025USI · Full5OOSCARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556712ES8T/MX
Jul 29, 2025USI · Full3KLN TRANSPORT INC 41242001M60013/TX
Feb 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1KLN TRANSPORT INC 41242001M60013/TX
Dec 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSCARLOS BACA SAIJAS 28455671M60013/TX
Sep 17, 2024TXI · Full0KLN TRANSPORT INC 41242001M60013/TX
Mar 18, 2024TXI · Full0CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/DF
Feb 28, 2024USI · Full0CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/MX
Feb 20, 2024TXI · Full1CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/CI
Oct 23, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/MX
Oct 23, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/MX
Oct 10, 2023TXI · Full0CARLOS BACA SAIJAS 284556790ER4N/CI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS BACA SAIJAS2845567Oct 10, 2023Jul 7, 20269CI
KLN TRANSPORT INC4124200Sep 17, 2024Jul 29, 20253TX
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.
12ES8TMX1CARLOS BACA SAIJASOct 23, 2025Jul 7, 20262
1M60013TXKLN TRANSPORT INCSep 17, 2024Jul 29, 20253
1M60013TXCARLOS BACA SAIJASDec 14, 2024Dec 14, 20241
90ER4NDFCARLOS BACA SAIJASMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
90ER4NMX1CARLOS BACA SAIJASOct 23, 2023Feb 28, 20243
90ER4NCICARLOS BACA SAIJASOct 10, 2023Feb 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026