Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JSJZ7903 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenApr 1, 2024
AL
Last seenMar 27, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLDR5JSJZ7903
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
JZ7903

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 · Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026OHII · Walk-around1MEK TRUCKING LLC 34086033917718/IN
Oct 22, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSDELTA CARRIER GROUP INC 2372907SPG543373/IL
Apr 17, 2024ALII · Walk-around3OOSP&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 12433383021140/IN
Apr 1, 2024ALI · Full1P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 12433383021140/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEK TRUCKING LLC3408603Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261IN
DELTA CARRIER GROUP INC2372907Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251IL
P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC1243338Apr 1, 2024Apr 17, 20242AL
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.
3917718INMEK TRUCKING LLCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
SPG543373ILDELTA CARRIER GROUP INCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
3021140INP&S TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 1, 2024Apr 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026