Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4JSHL8243 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenAug 8, 2023
MI
Last seenOct 20, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
3AKJHHDR4JSHL8243
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
Oct 28, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HL8243

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 8, 2023 – Oct 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Sep 20, 2026WAII · Walk-around1—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Sep 11, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Mar 26, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Dec 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Apr 12, 2025IDIII · Driver-only3OOSEDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1288745/IL
Mar 20, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 3703537P1198506/IL
May 22, 2024MSII · Walk-around0—MW CARRIERS INC 3312918P1198506/IL
Apr 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562P1198506/IL
Dec 27, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562P1198506/IL
Nov 29, 2023TNIII · Driver-only4—BMV HAUL INC 4019361P1198506/IL
Oct 11, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562P1198506/IL
Aug 18, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562P1198506/IL
Aug 8, 2023MIIII · Driver-only2—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562P1198506/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED3703537Mar 20, 2025Oct 20, 20267IL
MW CARRIERS INC3312918May 22, 2024May 22, 20241IL
VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC2889562Aug 8, 2023Apr 4, 20245IL
BMV HAUL INC4019361Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231IA
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.
P1288745IL1EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATEDApr 12, 2025 → Oct 20, 20266
P1198506IL—EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATEDMar 20, 2025 → Mar 20, 20251
P1198506IL—MW CARRIERS INCMay 22, 2024 → May 22, 20241
P1198506IL—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLCAug 18, 2023 → Apr 4, 20244
P1198506IL—BMV HAUL INCNov 29, 2023 → Nov 29, 20231
P1198506OH—VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLCAug 8, 2023 → Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 28, 2026