Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9JSJR7421 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenSep 25, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 12, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJGLDR9JSJR7421
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 17, 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
JR7421

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Apr 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 12, 2026AZII · Walk-around1OOSROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP73606/CA
Sep 3, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
Jul 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around5ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
Jun 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around7ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
May 5, 2025CAI · Full0ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
May 3, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
Mar 28, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR INC 4159814ZP52157/CA
Jan 19, 2025NMI · Full2OOSDSSY TRUCKING INC 2928503ZP52157/CA
Jan 13, 2025AZII · Walk-around8OOSTHOR TRUCKING LLC 1730282ZP00934/CA
Dec 16, 2024OKII · Walk-around1THOR TRUCKING LLC 1730282ZP00934/CA
Sep 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only6THOR TRUCKING LLC 1730282ZP00934/CA
Sep 25, 2023ARII · Walk-around2JIT - EX LLC 974027N0297HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD STAR INC4159814Mar 28, 2025Apr 12, 20267OH
DSSY TRUCKING INC2928503Jan 19, 2025Jan 19, 20251CA
THOR TRUCKING LLC1730282Sep 18, 2024Jan 13, 20253NJ
JIT - EX LLC974027Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231TN
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.
ZP73606CAROAD STAR INCApr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261
ZP52157CAROAD STAR INCMar 28, 2025Sep 3, 20256
ZP52157CADSSY TRUCKING INCJan 19, 2025Jan 19, 20251
ZP00934CATHOR TRUCKING LLCSep 18, 2024Jan 13, 20253
N0297HYTNJIT - EX LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026