Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JSHF3674 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 20, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 24, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLDR5JSHF3674
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 21, 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
HF3674

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 · Nov 20, 2023 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
Jun 12, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0TOP SHELF FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 3354205YP97959/CA
May 7, 2024CAI · Full0KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
Feb 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around0KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
Feb 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around0TOP SHELF FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 3354205YP97959/CA
Jan 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around3KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
Nov 25, 2023CAI · Full1KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
Nov 20, 2023CAI · Full3KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 3897768YP97964/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC3897768Nov 20, 2023Dec 24, 20256CA
TOP SHELF FREIGHT CARRIERS INC3354205Feb 15, 2024Jun 12, 20242CA
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.
YP97964CAKUWAR BROTHERS TRANSPORT INCNov 20, 2023Dec 24, 20256
YP97959CATOP SHELF FREIGHT CARRIERS INCFeb 15, 2024Jun 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026