Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV8JSJX5226 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 8, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 20, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDV8JSJX5226
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
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
JX5226

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 8, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026ALII · Walk-around3OOSDOUBLE C FREIGHT LLC 318070714A33U7/AL
Jun 4, 2026ALII · Walk-around1—DOUBLE C FREIGHT LLC 318070714A33U7/AL
Jan 20, 2026ALII · Walk-around2—DOUBLE C FREIGHT LLC 318070714A33U7/AL
May 9, 2024GAII · Walk-around0—JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC 1042692625384/IN
Feb 13, 2024SCII · Walk-around0—JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC 1042692625384/IN
Aug 8, 2023SCII · Walk-around1—JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC 1042692625384/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOUBLE C FREIGHT LLC3180707Jan 20, 2026Aug 20, 20263AL
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC104269Aug 8, 2023May 9, 20243IL
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.
14A33U7AL1DOUBLE C FREIGHT LLCJan 20, 2026 → Aug 20, 20263
2625384IN—JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCAug 8, 2023 → May 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026