Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JSHF3920 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 7, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDR5JSHF3920
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 30, 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
HF3920

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 7, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around0TAREKEGN SETEGN 3845913XD098Y/FL
Jun 27, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSVIVID TRANS CORP 3353869PXA6737/OH
Jul 15, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0VIVID TRANS CORP 3353869PXA6737/OH
Oct 30, 2023CAI · Full1FREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLC 3164641AB16QS/FL
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around0FREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLC 3164641AB16QS/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAREKEGN SETEGN3845913Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261FL
VIVID TRANS CORP3353869Jul 15, 2024Jun 27, 20252OH
FREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLC3164641Aug 7, 2023Oct 30, 20232OH
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.
XD098YFLTAREKEGN SETEGNFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
PXA6737OHVIVID TRANS CORPJul 15, 2024Jun 27, 20252
AB16QSFLFREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLCAug 7, 2023Oct 30, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026