Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0JSJJ1682 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenOct 28, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR0JSJJ1682
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 17, 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
JJ1682

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 28, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GK EMPIRE INC 3404953ZP82935/CA
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GK EMPIRE INC 3404953ZP82935/CA
May 31, 2026MSI · Full0GK EMPIRE INC 3404953ZP82935/CA
Nov 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Aug 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Feb 19, 2025NMII · Walk-around1GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP2644/CA
Nov 6, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Jul 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Jul 5, 2024GAIII · Driver-only5GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Jun 17, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAI · Full0GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
Oct 28, 2023TNIII · Driver-only2OOSGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307YP92644/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GK EMPIRE INC3404953May 31, 2026Jun 16, 20263CA
GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC2573307Oct 28, 2023Nov 11, 202510CA
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.
ZP82935CA1GK EMPIRE INCMay 31, 2026Jun 16, 20263
YP92644CAGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INCOct 28, 2023Nov 11, 20259
YP2644CAGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026