Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9JSJW2498 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenJul 30, 2023
UT
Last seenJun 16, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR9JSJW2498
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 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JW2498

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 · Jul 30, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2SPG CARGO INC 3703852XE749I/FL
May 10, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1SPG CARGO INC 3703852XE749I/FL
Aug 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107XE7491/FL
Jul 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107XE7491/FL
Jun 12, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1OOSA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107XE749I/FL
Apr 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around0A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107XE7491/FL
Mar 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107XE749I/FL
Nov 4, 2024WYI · Full8OOSNVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Apr 11, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSNVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Nov 27, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0NVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Nov 13, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0NVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Oct 23, 2023FLIII · Driver-only2NVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Aug 24, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0NVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990P1206118/IL
Jul 30, 2023UTI · Full5NVA TRANSPORTATION INC 2294990TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPG CARGO INC3703852May 10, 2026Jun 16, 20262IL
A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY3162107Mar 11, 2025Aug 21, 20255OH
NVA TRANSPORTATION INC2294990Jul 30, 2023Nov 4, 20247IL
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.
XE749IFL1SPG CARGO INCMay 10, 2026Jun 16, 20262
XE7491FLA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANYApr 21, 2025Aug 21, 20253
XE749IFLA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANYMar 11, 2025Jun 12, 20252
P1206118ILNVA TRANSPORTATION INCAug 24, 2023Nov 4, 20246
TEMPILNVA TRANSPORTATION INCJul 30, 2023Jul 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026