Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4JSJJ1748 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 31, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR4JSJJ1748
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
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
JJ1748

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Jul 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSCAPITAL S TRANSPORT LLC 4081779R564683/TX
Mar 5, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2CHERITH LEGACY TRUCKING 4279366R564683/TX
Mar 2, 2026ALI · Full8OOSCHERITH LEGACY TRUCKING 4279366R564683/TX
Feb 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R564683/TX
Jan 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R56483/TX
Nov 11, 2023ARII · Walk-around0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R564683/TX
Oct 31, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC 3329965R564683/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAPITAL S TRANSPORT LLC4081779Jul 4, 2026Jul 4, 20261AZ
CHERITH LEGACY TRUCKING4279366Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 20262CA
MEGA CARGO FREIGHT INC3329965Oct 31, 2023Feb 16, 20244TX
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.
R564683TX1CAPITAL S TRANSPORT LLCJul 4, 2026Jul 4, 20261
R564683TXCHERITH LEGACY TRUCKINGMar 2, 2026Mar 5, 20262
R564683TXMEGA CARGO FREIGHT INCOct 31, 2023Feb 16, 20243
R56483TXMEGA CARGO FREIGHT INCJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026