Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5JSHU5444 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 26, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 21, 2026
MA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR5JSHU5444
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HU5444

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026MAII · Walk-around2FANCY FOODS INC 42845753578PF/NY
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full4SUCCESSOR INC 342925853578PF/NY
Mar 4, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1SUCCESSOR INC 342925853578PF/NY
Mar 11, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1NIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3209242AH55200/PA
Jan 6, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1NIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3209242TEMP 765708/PA
Apr 22, 2024CAI · Full0NIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 320924212909PF/NY
Oct 9, 2023CAI · Full7OOSBORDERLANDERS INC 324370012909PF/NY
Jun 27, 2023CAI · Full2OOSBORDERLANDERS INC 324370012909PF/NY
Jun 26, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0BORDERLANDERS INC 324370012909PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FANCY FOODS INC428457Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261NY
SUCCESSOR INC3429258Mar 4, 2026Apr 14, 20262DE
NIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATED3209242Apr 22, 2024Mar 11, 20253OH
BORDERLANDERS INC3243700Jun 26, 2023Oct 9, 20233PA
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.
53578PFNYFANCY FOODS INCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
53578PFNYSUCCESSOR INCMar 4, 2026Apr 14, 20262
AH55200PANIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
TEMP 765708PANIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDJan 6, 2025Jan 6, 20251
12909PFNYNIGHTWELL LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241
12909PFNYBORDERLANDERS INCJun 26, 2023Oct 9, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026