Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV1JSJM0043 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 22, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHLDV1JSJM0043
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 27, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
JM0043

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 · Aug 22, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CAI · Full2SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLC 5248029G89106/CA
May 12, 2026CAI · Full0LEE JENNINGS TARGET EXPRESS INC 8101119G89106/CA
Dec 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1LEE JENNINGS TARGET EXPRESS INC 810111/9G89106/CA
Dec 30, 2023CAI · Full3OOSVALLEJOS TRANSPORT INC 16294269F99922/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0VALLEJOS TRANSPORT INC 16294269F99922/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSVALLEJOS TRANSPORT INC 16294269F99922/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLC524802May 21, 2026May 21, 20261AZ
LEE JENNINGS TARGET EXPRESS INC810111Dec 23, 2025May 12, 20262CA
VALLEJOS TRANSPORT INC1629426Aug 22, 2023Dec 30, 20233CA
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.
9G89106CASUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
9G89106CALEE JENNINGS TARGET EXPRESS INCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
/9G89106CALEE JENNINGS TARGET EXPRESS INCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
9F99922CAVALLEJOS TRANSPORT INCAug 22, 2023Dec 30, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026