Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2025 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3SSWH4318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 28, 2025
ID
Last seenDec 2, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
3AKJHHDR3SSWH4318
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2025
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
WH4318

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 28, 2025 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0—ARUTRANS LLC 23895843765647/IN
Apr 28, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1—ALFA EXPRESS INC 17197073765647/IN
Apr 28, 2025IDI · Full0—DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING WEST LLC 34211763765647/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARUTRANS LLC2389584Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251UT
ALFA EXPRESS INC1719707Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251UT
DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING WEST LLC3421176Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251KS
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.
3765647IN—ARUTRANS LLCDec 2, 2025 → Dec 2, 20251
3765647IN—ALFA EXPRESS INCApr 28, 2025 → Apr 28, 20251
3765647IN—DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING WEST LLCApr 28, 2025 → Apr 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026