Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2JSJU6238 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 15, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 1, 2025
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDR2JSJU6238
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 26, 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
JU6238

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Aug 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2025MDII · Walk-around0COYOTE PARTNERS INC 3823691P1249700/IL
Dec 12, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1EXPRESS CARRIER SERVICES INC 2455890P1249700/IL
Dec 4, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1EXPRESS CARRIER SERVICES INC 2455890P1249700/IL
May 1, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0AMBER EXPRESS LLC 4194670P956071/IL
Mar 13, 2024SCII · Walk-around1ARKA EXPRESS INC 1710817P956071/IL
Aug 15, 2023NCI · Full0ARKA EXPRESS INC 1710817P956071/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COYOTE PARTNERS INC3823691Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251IL
EXPRESS CARRIER SERVICES INC2455890Dec 4, 2024Dec 12, 20242IL
AMBER EXPRESS LLC4194670May 1, 2024May 1, 20241IN
ARKA EXPRESS INC1710817Aug 15, 2023Mar 13, 20242IL
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.
P1249700ILCOYOTE PARTNERS INCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
P1249700ILEXPRESS CARRIER SERVICES INCDec 4, 2024Dec 12, 20242
P956071ILAMBER EXPRESS LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
P956071ILARKA EXPRESS INCAug 15, 2023Mar 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026