Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV7JSJU6884 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 26, 2024
LA
Last seenMar 18, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDV7JSJU6884
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 19, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JU6884

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 · Jun 26, 2024 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Jan 7, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Oct 14, 2025MOI · Full1MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Jul 31, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Jul 23, 2025KYII · Walk-around0MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Jun 3, 2025LAII · Walk-around2MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
May 21, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Apr 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around4MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Apr 4, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
Jun 26, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 2725123A532663/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLC2725123Jun 26, 2024Mar 18, 202610MS
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.
A532663MSMCNICHOLS TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2024Mar 18, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026