Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2JSJC7085 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenDec 4, 2023
US
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR2JSJC7085
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
JC7085

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 · Dec 4, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAI · Full3TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC 35721719G30758/CA
May 29, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC 35721719G30758/CA
Jan 12, 2026CAI · Full7OOSEMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Nov 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around11OOSEMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Apr 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around2EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Apr 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around2EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Dec 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Dec 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSEMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Sep 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Sep 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around1EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT 42167709G30758/CA
Jan 21, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC 35721719G30758/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAI · Full3TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC 35721719G30758/CA
Dec 4, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC 35721719G30758/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INC3572171Dec 4, 2023Jul 9, 20265CA
EMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORT4216770Sep 17, 2024Jan 12, 20268CA
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.
9G30758CA1TRANS-CONNECTION ENTERPRISES INCDec 4, 2023Jul 9, 20265
9G30758CAEMPIRE ROAD TRANSPORTSep 17, 2024Jan 12, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026