Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLFG1JSJZ1611 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 17, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJGLFG1JSJZ1611
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
JGLFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
JZ1611

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 · 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 17, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around7ZARA CARRIERS LLC 4028255R710294/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ZARA CARRIERS LLC 402825502LA6V/MX
Jan 7, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1ZARA CARRIERS LLC 4028255R710294/TX
Feb 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1MT CARRIERS LLC 2258022R710294/TX
Aug 29, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1MT CARRIERS LLC 2258022R674196/TX
Jun 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around0MT CARRIERS LLC 2258022R674196/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZARA CARRIERS LLC4028255Jan 7, 2025Jun 12, 20263TX
MT CARRIERS LLC2258022Jun 17, 2023Feb 16, 20243TX
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.
R710294TX1ZARA CARRIERS LLCJan 7, 2025Jun 12, 20262
02LA6VMXZARA CARRIERS LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
R710294TXMT CARRIERS LLCFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 20241
R674196TXMT CARRIERS LLCJun 17, 2023Aug 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026