Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXJSJT4600 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJun 20, 2023
KY
Last seenNov 17, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJHHDRXJSJT4600
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 17, 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
JT4600

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Nov 17, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2024CAI · Full0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Nov 11, 2024WAI · Full11OOSAARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Sep 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Aug 31, 2024CAI · Full2OOSAARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Aug 30, 2024ORII · Walk-around1AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Aug 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Aug 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Aug 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSAARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Jul 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Jul 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around0AARAV TRANSPORT LLC 3820497ZP07273/CA
Jun 20, 2023KYII · Walk-around1THE BUFFALO GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD 284581726245817/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AARAV TRANSPORT LLC3820497Jul 20, 2024Nov 17, 202411WA
THE BUFFALO GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD2845817Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231IN
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.
ZP07273CAAARAV TRANSPORT LLCJul 20, 2024Nov 17, 202411
26245817INTHE BUFFALO GROUP OF COMPANIES LTDJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026