Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG5JSJJ1477 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 17
First seenAug 7, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHHFG5JSJJ1477
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 14, 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
JHHFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
JJ1477

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 7, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026CAI · Full0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Jan 25, 2026CAI · Full0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Jan 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Jul 22, 2025ORI · Full0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Jun 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48473/CA
May 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
May 28, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
May 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
May 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Oct 14, 2024CAI · Full1AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Sep 21, 2024CAI · Full0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Aug 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
May 11, 2024CAI · Full0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
May 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AJ'S EXPRESS INC 3406887YP48743/CA
Aug 7, 2023CAI · Full1ALCAZAR INC 32177513107551/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AJ'S EXPRESS INC3406887May 10, 2024Apr 28, 202616CA
ALCAZAR INC3217751Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231CA
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.
YP48743CAAJ'S EXPRESS INCMay 10, 2024Apr 28, 202615
YP48473CAAJ'S EXPRESS INCJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
3107551INALCAZAR INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026