Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXJSJL5133 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 21, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDRXJSJL5133
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
JL5133

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 21, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026CAI · Full4TRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC 2112438ZP68927/CA
Mar 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC 2112438ZP68927/CA
Mar 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC 2112438ZP68927/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAI · Full4OOSTRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC 2112438ZP68927/CA
Mar 3, 2026CAI · Full3TRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC 2112438ZP68927/CA
May 14, 2025CAI · Full5OOSRTS TRANS LLC 2955005A85127/KY
Oct 8, 2024WAII · Walk-around3RTS TRANS LLC 2955005A85127/KY
Mar 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4RTS TRANS LLC 2955005A85127/KY
Jul 28, 2023CAI · Full4RTS TRANS LLC 2955005A85127/TN
Jul 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1RTS TRANS LLC 2955005A85127/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUE HEART LOGISTIC INC2112438Mar 3, 2026Apr 17, 20265CA
RTS TRANS LLC2955005Jul 21, 2023May 14, 20255KY
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.
ZP68927CATRUE HEART LOGISTIC INCMar 3, 2026Apr 17, 20265
A85127KYRTS TRANS LLCJul 21, 2023May 14, 20254
A85127TNRTS TRANS LLCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026