Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6JSJL1080 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 5, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 5, 2026
SC
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJHHDR6JSJL1080
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JL1080

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026SCII · Walk-around4OOSBRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 3126416DD1205A/MP
Dec 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0NILE CARRIERS LLC 4196079VW6549/NC
May 19, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0BRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 3126416VV8856/NC
Feb 25, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1LIGHT HOUSE TRUCKING LLC 4045024NV2037/NC
Apr 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSBRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 3126416NV2037/NC
Sep 5, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1KYB TRANSPORT LLC 3778925NV2037/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC3126416Apr 18, 2024Mar 5, 20263NC
NILE CARRIERS LLC4196079Dec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251NC
LIGHT HOUSE TRUCKING LLC4045024Feb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251NC
KYB TRANSPORT LLC3778925Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231NC
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.
DD1205AMPBRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
VW6549NCNILE CARRIERS LLCDec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251
VV8856NCBRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLCMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
NV2037NCLIGHT HOUSE TRUCKING LLCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
NV2037NCBRIGHT VALLEY TRANSPORT LLCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
NV2037NCKYB TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026