Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7JSJU6297 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 9, 2023
OH
Last seenJun 13, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR7JSJU6297
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
JU6297

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 · Oct 9, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP 407407362KT9T/MO
May 6, 2025MOII · Walk-around1GANDALF INC 368420662KT9T/MO
Mar 20, 2025MOI · Full0GANDALF INC 368420647KT4M/MO
Jan 15, 2025IAII · Walk-around1GANDALF INC 368420647KT4M/MO
Dec 21, 2023MOII · Walk-around1GANDALF INC 368420688KS2Z/MO
Oct 9, 2023OHI · Full2THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC 386634588KS2Z/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP4074073Jun 13, 2026Jun 13, 20261MO
GANDALF INC3684206Dec 21, 2023May 6, 20254MO
THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC3866345Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231MO
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.
62KT9TMO1GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 13, 2026Jun 13, 20261
62KT9TMOGANDALF INCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
47KT4MMOGANDALF INCJan 15, 2025Mar 20, 20252
88KS2ZMOGANDALF INCDec 21, 2023Dec 21, 20231
88KS2ZMOTHE GOLDEN VORTEX LLCOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026