Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JDJM6194 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 26, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJGLDR5JDJM6194
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
Jul 12, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JM6194

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 · Aug 26, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026COII · Walk-around0—PHIL'S TRANSPORT LTD 784926CSS825/MB
Apr 20, 2026MNII · Walk-around1—UPPER DECK TRANSPORT INC 551636CSA555/MB
May 21, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0—UPPER DECK TRANSPORT INC 551636CSA555/MB
Aug 26, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1—PAYNE TRANSPORTATION LTD 834269CPA431/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHIL'S TRANSPORT LTD784926Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261MB
UPPER DECK TRANSPORT INC551636May 21, 2025Apr 20, 20262MB
PAYNE TRANSPORTATION LTD834269Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241MB
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.
CSS825MB1PHIL'S TRANSPORT LTDJun 17, 2026 → Jun 17, 20261
CSA555MB—UPPER DECK TRANSPORT INCMay 21, 2025 → Apr 20, 20262
CPA431MB—PAYNE TRANSPORTATION LTDAug 26, 2024 → Aug 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026