Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8JSJW8535 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 27, 2024
PA
Last seenApr 25, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR8JSJW8535
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
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JW8535

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Apr 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2026NMI · Full2OOSEA PRODUCE TRANSPORT LLC 4286967R702495/TX
Apr 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around3EA PRODUCE TRANSPORT LLC 4286967R702495/TX
Dec 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around0EA PRODUCE TRANSPORT LLC 4286967R702495/TX
May 14, 2025COII · Walk-around5SOTEX XPRESS LLC 2598216R702495/TX
Jan 29, 2025COIII · Driver-only1SOTEX XPRESS LLC 2598216R702495/TX
Feb 27, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2OOSGULF COAST XPRESS LLC 3171031R702495/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EA PRODUCE TRANSPORT LLC4286967Dec 8, 2025Apr 25, 20263TX
SOTEX XPRESS LLC2598216Jan 29, 2025May 14, 20252TX
GULF COAST XPRESS LLC3171031Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241TX
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.
R702495TX1EA PRODUCE TRANSPORT LLCDec 8, 2025Apr 25, 20263
R702495TXSOTEX XPRESS LLCJan 29, 2025May 14, 20252
R702495TXGULF COAST XPRESS LLCFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026