Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXJDJP2161 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 15
First seenJun 19, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 3, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJGLDRXJDJP2161
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 14, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JP2161

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Nov 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 3, 2025USI · Full3OOSRAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Oct 21, 2025TXI · Full4RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Aug 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
May 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Dec 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSRAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Nov 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Oct 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Sep 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around3RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/TA
Sep 12, 2024TXI · Full0RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Jun 22, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Jan 12, 2024TXI · Full0RAMON GARCIA GARZA 95006962AM9L/MX
Aug 22, 2023USIII · Driver-only0SAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIO 7348472018/MX
Jul 12, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2SAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIO 73484762AM9L/MX
Jun 19, 2023TXIII · Driver-only4OOSSAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIO 73484762AM9L/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON GARCIA GARZA950069Jan 12, 2024Nov 3, 202512TA
SAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIO734847Jun 19, 2023Aug 22, 20233TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
62AM9LMXRAMON GARCIA GARZAJan 12, 2024Nov 3, 202511
62AM9LTARAMON GARCIA GARZASep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
2018MXSAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIOAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
62AM9LMXSAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIOJul 12, 2023Jul 12, 20231
62AM9LTASAIDA DE LA GARZA LUCIOJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026