Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR7KDKH1856 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenMay 14, 2025
IA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
3AKJGLDR7KDKH1856
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
KH1856

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
2019

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 · May 14, 2025 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around5EMPRESS STAR LOGISTICS LLC 418017278U763N/TX
Feb 14, 2026SDI · Full6THE VILLE LLC 4115758P1293683/IL
Jan 15, 2026WIIII · Driver-only2OOSTHE VILLE LLC 4115758P1293683/IL
Jan 7, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0THE VILLE LLC 4115758P1293683/IL
Sep 5, 2025IAI · Full12OOSTHE VILLE LLC 4115758P 1293683/IL
May 14, 2025IAI · Full4OOSALDRICH TRUCKING LLC 1194996P1293683/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPRESS STAR LOGISTICS LLC4180172May 20, 2026May 20, 20261TX
THE VILLE LLC4115758Sep 5, 2025Feb 14, 20264MI
ALDRICH TRUCKING LLC1194996May 14, 2025May 14, 20251IL
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.
78U763NTXEMPRESS STAR LOGISTICS LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
P1293683IL1THE VILLE LLCJan 7, 2026Feb 14, 20263
P 1293683IL1THE VILLE LLCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
P1293683ILALDRICH TRUCKING LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026