Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3JSJL1053 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenFeb 26, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 15, 2025
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR3JSJL1053
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 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
JL1053

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 · Feb 26, 2024 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1KINGS LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 3522248RP12357/WA
Aug 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2AUPKR LLC 4255570RP12357/WA
Jul 17, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSAUPKR LLC 4255570RP12357/WA
Jun 30, 2025COIII · Driver-only0AUPKR LLC 4255570RP12357/WA
Aug 7, 2024IAII · Walk-around2KADADS LLC 3358520RP12357/WA
Jul 31, 2024IDII · Walk-around0KADADS LLC 3358520RP12357/WA
Feb 26, 2024CAI · Full1SMU LIMITED 3994690P1194161/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KINGS LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC3522248Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251WI
AUPKR LLC4255570Jun 30, 2025Aug 31, 20253IL
KADADS LLC3358520Jul 31, 2024Aug 7, 20242IL
SMU LIMITED3994690Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241IL
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.
RP12357WAKINGS LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
RP12357WAAUPKR LLCJun 30, 2025Aug 31, 20253
RP12357WAKADADS LLCJul 31, 2024Aug 7, 20242
P1194161ILSMU LIMITEDFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026