Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXJSJJ0268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 4, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 27, 2026
FL
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
3AKJGLDRXJSJJ0268
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 20, 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
JJ0268

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 · Oct 4, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026FLII · Walk-around7VSN SHIPPING INC 1997448P1226792/IL
Feb 23, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0VSN SHIPPING INC 1997448P1226792/IL
Sep 30, 2025FLII · Walk-around4FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1226792/IL
Mar 28, 2025ALIII · Driver-only7FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1226792/IL
Mar 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1226792/IL
Jul 22, 2024FLII · Walk-around1OOSFIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1226792/IL
Mar 13, 2024VAIII · Driver-only5FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1016266/IL
Oct 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around5OOSFIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756P1016266/IL
Oct 4, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC 4003756ATS434915/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VSN SHIPPING INC1997448Feb 23, 2026Mar 27, 20262IL
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE INC4003756Oct 4, 2023Sep 30, 20257OH
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.
P1226792ILVSN SHIPPING INCFeb 23, 2026Mar 27, 20262
P1226792ILFIRST COME FIRST SERVE INCJul 22, 2024Sep 30, 20254
P1016266ILFIRST COME FIRST SERVE INCOct 12, 2023Mar 13, 20242
ATS434915ILFIRST COME FIRST SERVE INCOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026