Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXJSJV5057 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 19, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 28, 2026
WA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDRXJSJV5057
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 21, 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
JV5057

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 19, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSRED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4054118TEMP/PA
Apr 20, 2026MIII · Walk-around0RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4054118
Jan 4, 2026NCII · Walk-around0LAND LINE CARGO CORP 3349204V8992HY/TN
Jun 15, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSBETIMES LOGISTICS INC 4084374U6798HY/TN
May 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BLACK HORSE INC 4082315U6798HY/TN
Apr 16, 2025ALIII · Driver-only7BLACK HORSE INC 4082315U6798HY/TN
Feb 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2BLACK HORSE INC 4082315U6798HY/TN
Sep 19, 2023NCI · Full2OOSARKA EXPRESS INC 1710817P969109/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC4054118Apr 20, 2026Apr 28, 20262FL
LAND LINE CARGO CORP3349204Jan 4, 2026Jan 4, 20261OH
BETIMES LOGISTICS INC4084374Jun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251OH
BLACK HORSE INC4082315Feb 9, 2025May 28, 20253TN
ARKA EXPRESS INC1710817Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231IL
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.
TEMPPARED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
PARED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
V8992HYTNLAND LINE CARGO CORPJan 4, 2026Jan 4, 20261
U6798HYTNBETIMES LOGISTICS INCJun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251
U6798HYTNBLACK HORSE INCFeb 9, 2025May 28, 20253
P969109ILARKA EXPRESS INCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026