Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8JSHU4519 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenFeb 29, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 21, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR8JSHU4519
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HU4519

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025CAI · Full0DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Oct 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Oct 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Jul 17, 2025CAI · Full0DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Jun 16, 2025NVIII · Driver-only2DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DIAMOND TRANSIT INC 3922527ZP53296/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1NOR CAL TRUCKING INC 1262878YP73964/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around3A K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
Jul 1, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0A K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
Jun 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0A K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
Apr 9, 2024ORII · Walk-around6OOSA K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
Mar 17, 2024CAI · Full0A K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
Feb 29, 2024CAI · Full5OOSA K B TRANSPORT INC 1801950ZP06318/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIAMOND TRANSIT INC3922527Apr 30, 2025Oct 21, 20256CA
NOR CAL TRUCKING INC1262878Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241CA
A K B TRANSPORT INC1801950Feb 29, 2024Jul 2, 20246CA
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.
ZP53296CADIAMOND TRANSIT INCApr 30, 2025Oct 21, 20256
YP73964CANOR CAL TRUCKING INCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
ZP06318CAA K B TRANSPORT INCFeb 29, 2024Jul 2, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026