Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXJSJL3866 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenSep 4, 2023
IN
Last seenMay 14, 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
3AKJHHDRXJSJL3866
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 19, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
JL3866

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 4, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0PANKER EXPRESS LLC 4311501P1194203/IL
Dec 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only1PANKER EXPRESS LLC 4311501P1194203/IL
Sep 30, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2PANKER EXPRESS LLC 4311501P1194203/IL
Sep 30, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2PANKER EXPRESS LLC 4311501P1194203/IL
May 20, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0PANKER EXPRESS LLC 4311501P1194203/IL
Aug 21, 2024OHII · Walk-around0RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC 1430510P1194203/IL
May 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC 1430510P1194203/IL
Apr 19, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC 1430510P1194203/IL
Oct 6, 2023OHI · Full0SEMI TRANSPORT INC 3221892P1194203/IL
Oct 3, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0SEMI TRANSPORT INC 3221892P1194203/IL
Sep 4, 2023INIII · Driver-only1SEMI TRANSPORT INC 3221892P1194203/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PANKER EXPRESS LLC4311501May 20, 2025May 14, 20265IL
RAIN DOGS TRUCKING INC1430510Apr 19, 2024Aug 21, 20243IL
SEMI TRANSPORT INC3221892Sep 4, 2023Oct 6, 20233IL
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.
P1194203IL1PANKER EXPRESS LLCMay 20, 2025May 14, 20265
P1194203ILRAIN DOGS TRUCKING INCApr 19, 2024Aug 21, 20243
P1194203ILSEMI TRANSPORT INCSep 4, 2023Oct 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026