Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0JSJS5405 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 2, 2024
AR
Last seenJul 13, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR0JSJS5405
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
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
JS5405

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 · May 2, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1AK IMPORTS LLC 3869522R564217/TX
May 9, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1TAZ LOGISTICS LLC 4401569R564217/TX
Mar 12, 2026OHI · Full2CHERITH LEGACY TRUCKING 4279366R564217/TX
Aug 15, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R564217/TX
May 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R564217/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AK IMPORTS LLC3869522Jul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261TX
TAZ LOGISTICS LLC4401569May 9, 2026May 9, 20261OH
CHERITH LEGACY TRUCKING4279366Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261CA
MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC3329965May 2, 2024Aug 15, 20242TX
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.
R564217TX1AK IMPORTS LLCJul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261
R564217TXTAZ LOGISTICS LLCMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
R564217TXCHERITH LEGACY TRUCKINGMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
R564217TXMEGA CARGO FREIGHT INCMay 2, 2024Aug 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026