Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXJSJL9639 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 19, 2024
MN
Last seenDec 10, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLDRXJSJL9639
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
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
JL9639

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 19, 2024 – Dec 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2025KYII · Walk-around2MALIN EXPRESS LLC 3951826PWJ7263/OH
Sep 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PREMIER TRANSIT SOLUTIONS LLC 3775692PWJ7263/OH
Mar 7, 2025IAIII · Driver-only4CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 2487478PWJ7263/OH
Sep 19, 2024MNI · Full1CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC 2487478PWJ7263/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALIN EXPRESS LLC3951826Dec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251OH
PREMIER TRANSIT SOLUTIONS LLC3775692Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC2487478Sep 19, 2024Mar 7, 20252IA
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.
PWJ7263OHMALIN EXPRESS LLCDec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251
PWJ7263OHPREMIER TRANSIT SOLUTIONS LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
PWJ7263OHCEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLCSep 19, 2024Mar 7, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026