Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5JSKD1589 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 21, 2024
ND
Last seenMar 26, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR5JSKD1589
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 30, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
KD1589

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 21, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around3A STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC 3434898W3580HY/TX
Nov 11, 2024NDII · Walk-around0A STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC 3434898S6542HY/TX
Oct 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around1A STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC 3434898TEMP/TN
Sep 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSA STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC 3434898TEMP/TN
Apr 21, 2024NDI · Full0A STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC 3434898S6542HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLC3434898Apr 21, 2024Mar 26, 20265TN
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.
W3580HYTXA STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
S6542HYTXA STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLCNov 11, 2024Nov 11, 20241
TEMPTNA STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLCSep 18, 2024Oct 2, 20242
S6542HYTNA STEP ABOVE LOGISTICS LLCApr 21, 2024Apr 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026