Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5JSHU5525 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJan 23, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 20, 2025
NY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR5JSHU5525
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 21, 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
HU5525

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 23, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025NYII · Walk-around4SAMS TRANSPORT LLC 2779266RC51827/MI
Sep 11, 2025MII · Full1EMPIRE X-PRESS INC 3397215RC51827/MI
Aug 1, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE X-PRESS INC 3397215TEMP/MI
Jul 25, 2025INIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE X-PRESS INC 3397215RC51827/MI
May 13, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE X-PRESS INC 3397215RC20126/MI
Oct 14, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2NON STOP TRANS INC 3713515RC20126/MI
Sep 4, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1GLOBAL ONE TRANSPORT INC 3649644RC20126/MI
Apr 8, 2024MIII · Walk-around1GLOBAL ONE TRANSPORT INC 3649644RC20126/MI
Feb 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2GLOBAL ONE TRANSPORT INC 3649644RC20126/MI
Jan 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0NON STOP TRANS INC 3713515RC20126/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC2779266Nov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251VA
EMPIRE X-PRESS INC3397215May 13, 2025Sep 11, 20254MI
NON STOP TRANS INC3713515Jan 23, 2024Oct 14, 20242IL
GLOBAL ONE TRANSPORT INC3649644Feb 8, 2024Sep 4, 20243MI
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.
RC51827MISAMS TRANSPORT LLCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
RC51827MIEMPIRE X-PRESS INCJul 25, 2025Sep 11, 20252
TEMPMIEMPIRE X-PRESS INCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
RC20126MIEMPIRE X-PRESS INCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
RC20126MINON STOP TRANS INCJan 23, 2024Oct 14, 20242
RC20126MI1GLOBAL ONE TRANSPORT INCFeb 8, 2024Sep 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026