Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV6JSHJ0781 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenApr 20, 2025
NM
Last seenJul 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHDV6JSHJ0781
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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HJ0781

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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 · Apr 20, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4408547PXA9569/OH
Jun 23, 2026INII · Walk-around0PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4408547PXA9569/OH
Jun 9, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4408547PXA9569/OH
Mar 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0GAITA LLC 1554344PXA9569/OH
Mar 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0GAITA LLC 1554344PXA9569/OH
Dec 19, 2025CAI · Full1GAITA LLC 1554344PXA9569/OH
Nov 27, 2025AZII · Walk-around0MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
Nov 4, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
Sep 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
Sep 8, 2025KSII · Walk-around0MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
Sep 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
Apr 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0MITCH TRANSPORT LLC 1735619PXA9569/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4408547Jun 9, 2026Jul 15, 20263OH
GAITA LLC1554344Dec 19, 2025Mar 13, 20263OH
MITCH TRANSPORT LLC1735619Apr 20, 2025Nov 27, 20256OH
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.
PXA9569OH1PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 9, 2026Jul 15, 20263
PXA9569OH1GAITA LLCDec 19, 2025Mar 13, 20263
PXA9569OHMITCH TRANSPORT LLCApr 20, 2025Nov 27, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026