Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4JSKB3028 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJan 12, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 21, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR4JSKB3028
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 20, 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
KB3028

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 · Jan 12, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
May 1, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Jan 22, 2026TXI · Full2EXCEL FREIGHT INC 36179081120491/IL
Dec 30, 2025WIII · Walk-around1EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Nov 6, 2025ILI · Full0PAYLOADIUM TRANSPORTS LLC 3717908P1120491/IL
Aug 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Oct 6, 2024ILII · Walk-around0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Aug 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Jul 30, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
Jan 12, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0EXCEL FREIGHT INC 3617908P1120491/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXCEL FREIGHT INC3617908Jan 12, 2024Jul 21, 20269IL
PAYLOADIUM TRANSPORTS LLC3717908Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251OK
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.
P1120491IL1EXCEL FREIGHT INCJan 12, 2024Jul 21, 20268
1120491ILEXCEL FREIGHT INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
P1120491ILPAYLOADIUM TRANSPORTS LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026