Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV4JSJK1134 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 11, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 5, 2024
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 6 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
3AKJGLDV4JSJK1134
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
Jul 12, 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
JGLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
JK1134

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Jun 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2024ILI · Full0GOLDEN MIDDLE INC 3369454P1194141/IL
Feb 27, 2024MNIII · Driver-only2SMU LIMITED 3994690P1194141/IL
Feb 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SMU LIMITED 3994690P1194141/IL
Dec 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around0M&K TEAM INC 3990153P1194141/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN MIDDLE INC3369454Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241IL
SMU LIMITED3994690Feb 5, 2024Feb 27, 20242IL
M&K TEAM INC3990153Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231TX
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.
P1194141ILGOLDEN MIDDLE INCJun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241
P1194141ILSMU LIMITEDFeb 5, 2024Feb 27, 20242
P1194141ILM&K TEAM INCDec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026