Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6JSJL1473 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJul 26, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 8, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLDR6JSJL1473
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 16, 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
JGLDR

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
JL1473

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Mar 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 8, 2026AZII · Walk-around5OOSTOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Jan 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Nov 20, 2025AZII · Walk-around2TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Oct 27, 2025INIII · Driver-only1TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Oct 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSTOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Sep 23, 2025NVII · Walk-around0TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Aug 19, 2025CAI · Full0TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Jul 28, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Jul 12, 2025WYI · Full2TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923P1312974/IL
Jun 23, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC 3515923TEMP/IL
Dec 1, 2023CAI · Full1PRIME CARGO GROUP INC 3461858P1156406/IL
Aug 23, 2023NMI · Full6OOSVARSITY TRUCKING LLC 3462997P1156406/IL
Jul 26, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSVARSITY TRUCKING LLC 3462997P1156406/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC3515923Jun 23, 2025Mar 8, 202610IL
PRIME CARGO GROUP INC3461858Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231OH
VARSITY TRUCKING LLC3462997Jul 26, 2023Aug 23, 20232OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1312974ILTOP ROAD EXPRESS INCJul 12, 2025Mar 8, 20269
TEMPILTOP ROAD EXPRESS INCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
P1156406ILPRIME CARGO GROUP INCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
P1156406ILVARSITY TRUCKING LLCJul 26, 2023Aug 23, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026