Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHHDR0JSHJ0742 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 29, 2024
OR
Last seenAug 27, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKGHHDR0JSHJ0742
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
Sep 3, 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
GHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HJ0742

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 · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 321 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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

  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 29, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026TNI · Full0—LUCKY JAM INC 4339798P1382403/IL
Aug 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around0—TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1257338/IL
Jul 29, 2024ORI · Full0—TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCKY JAM INC4339798Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 20261IL
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Jul 29, 2024Aug 12, 20242IL
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.
P1382403IL1LUCKY JAM INCAug 27, 2026 → Aug 27, 20261
P1257338IL—TUTASH EXPRESS INCAug 12, 2024 → Aug 12, 20241
TEMPIL—TUTASH EXPRESS INCJul 29, 2024 → Jul 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026