Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7JSJR0543 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 16, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 18, 2025
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR7JSJR0543
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
JR0543

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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Feb 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSAMERICAN CARGO LLC 3950060A007906/SC
Nov 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0INSTANT WAY TRANSPORT 3598462A007906/SC
Jun 4, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1DP WAY GROUP INC 3727562P771609/SC
Dec 20, 2023SCIII · Driver-only3AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/SC
Sep 26, 2023WAI · Full3AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/SC
Aug 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1AP WAY GROUP INC 3939539P771609/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN CARGO LLC3950060Feb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251SC
INSTANT WAY TRANSPORT3598462Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241SC
DP WAY GROUP INC3727562Jun 4, 2024Jun 4, 20241TX
AP WAY GROUP INC3939539Aug 16, 2023Dec 20, 20233TX
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.
A007906SCAMERICAN CARGO LLCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
A007906SCINSTANT WAY TRANSPORTNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241
P771609SCDP WAY GROUP INCJun 4, 2024Jun 4, 20241
P771609SCAP WAY GROUP INCSep 26, 2023Dec 20, 20232
P771609NCAP WAY GROUP INCAug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026