Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9JSJK3545 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 10, 2024
KS
Last seenMay 18, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLDR9JSJK3545
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JK3545

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 10, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0ONE STEP CARGO INC 1079507R714606/TX
Nov 24, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Oct 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Jul 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSUMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Jun 5, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Jan 11, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Oct 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around1UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 3229028R714606/TX
Apr 10, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0MK CARRIERS LLC 3236264R714606/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ONE STEP CARGO INC1079507May 18, 2026May 18, 20261IL
UMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC3229028Oct 18, 2024Nov 24, 20256IL
MK CARRIERS LLC3236264Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241OH
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.
R714606TXONE STEP CARGO INCMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
R714606TXUMT GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCOct 18, 2024Nov 24, 20256
R714606TX1MK CARRIERS LLCApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026