Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5JSHU5587 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 4, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 26, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR5JSHU5587
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 21, 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
JHHDR

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
HU5587

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 · Oct 4, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026SDI · Full2OOSGHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
Feb 12, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
Dec 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around1GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
Aug 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around3GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
May 13, 2025OKI · Full2GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
Mar 5, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3270981R733840/TX
Sep 9, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1ALIVE FREE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3137428R733840/TX
Oct 4, 2023NYIII · Driver-only8OOSDEWITT TRANSPORTATION LLC 1808849P1088077/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC3270981Mar 5, 2025Aug 26, 20266TX
ALIVE FREE TRANSPORTATION LLC3137428Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241TX
DEWITT TRANSPORTATION LLC1808849Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 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.
R733840TX1GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 5, 2025Aug 26, 20266
R733840TXALIVE FREE TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241
P1088077ILDEWITT TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026