Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8JSHU5296 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenApr 17, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 26, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLDR8JSHU5296
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 18, 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
HU5296

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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026ORIII · Driver-only3OOSDAS EXPRESS INC 3836653P1364925/IL
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full0TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Nov 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around2TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Nov 21, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Nov 7, 2025USI · Full0TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Aug 22, 2025ORII · Walk-around1TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Aug 22, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Jun 23, 2025MDII · Walk-around0TALAS EXPRESS CORP 3082198P1283015/IL
Jan 26, 2025CAI · Full4OOSDAS EXPRESS INC 3836653P1276414/IL
Jan 4, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0DAS EXPRESS INC 3836653P1276414/UK
Apr 17, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1NEW PRIME INC 370672KR2W/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAS EXPRESS INC3836653Jan 4, 2025Aug 26, 20263PA
TALAS EXPRESS CORP3082198Jun 23, 2025Feb 12, 20267IL
NEW PRIME INC3706Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241MO
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.
P1364925IL1DAS EXPRESS INCAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
P1283015ILTALAS EXPRESS CORPJun 23, 2025Feb 12, 20267
P1276414ILDAS EXPRESS INCJan 26, 2025Jan 26, 20251
P1276414UKDAS EXPRESS INCJan 4, 2025Jan 4, 20251
72KR2WMONEW PRIME INCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026