Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV4JSJW2704 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 2, 2024
MN
Last seenAug 19, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGLDV4JSJW2704
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 25, 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
JGLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JW2704

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 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 2, 2024 – Aug 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2FUUD TRANSPORT INC 3065602PAW5187/MN
Oct 7, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0A&M TRUCKING LLC 2953699422432/NE
Aug 17, 2024TNIII · Driver-only3SUNLIGHT CARRIER LLC 3111572422432/UK
Jul 25, 2024GAIII · Driver-only9SUNLIGHT CARRIER LLC 3111572422432/NE
May 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1SUNLIGHT CARRIER LLC 3111572422432/NE
Apr 2, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1SUNLIGHT CARRIER LLC 3111572422432/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUUD TRANSPORT INC3065602Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251MN
A&M TRUCKING LLC2953699Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241NE
SUNLIGHT CARRIER LLC3111572Apr 2, 2024Aug 17, 20244MN
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.
PAW5187MNFUUD TRANSPORT INCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
422432NEA&M TRUCKING LLCOct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241
422432UKSUNLIGHT CARRIER LLCAug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241
422432NESUNLIGHT CARRIER LLCApr 2, 2024Jul 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026