Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2JSJR3978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 22, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR2JSJR3978
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
Aug 2, 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
JR3978

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 22, 2023 – Oct 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—GINA TRUCKING INC 4278011FP06367/CA
Aug 27, 2026AZII · Walk-around12OOSGINA TRUCKING INC 4278011ZP87738/CA
Nov 19, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0—GRA TRANS INC 3579818YP69490/CA
Jul 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around8—GRA TRANS INC 3579818YP69490/CA
Dec 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSGRA TRANS INC 3579818YP69490/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GINA TRUCKING INC4278011Aug 27, 2026Oct 21, 20262CA
GRA TRANS INC3579818Dec 22, 2023Nov 19, 20243CA
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.
FP06367CA1GINA TRUCKING INCOct 21, 2026 → Oct 21, 20261
ZP87738CA1GINA TRUCKING INCAug 27, 2026 → Aug 27, 20261
YP69490CA—GRA TRANS INCDec 22, 2023 → Nov 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026