Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHFG6JSJJ1293 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 17, 2023
ND
Last seenMay 6, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHFG6JSJJ1293
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
JHHFG

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
JJ1293

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 · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,740 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 17, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1170328/IL
Apr 16, 2026MSII · Walk-around0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1170328/IL
Jul 30, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2611640P1170328/UK
Jun 12, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2611640P1170328/IL
Oct 25, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2611640P1170328/IL
Oct 17, 2023NDIII · Driver-only0C1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2890110P1170328/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC3589868Apr 16, 2026May 6, 20262IL
FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC2611640Oct 25, 2023Jul 30, 20243IL
C1 TRANSPORTATION INC2890110Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231IL
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.
P1170328ILPALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INCApr 16, 2026May 6, 20262
P1170328UKFIRST TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
P1170328ILFIRST TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 25, 2023Jun 12, 20242
P1170328ILC1 TRANSPORTATION INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026