Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6JSJU8445 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJun 27, 2023
AZ
Last seenApr 27, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDR6JSJU8445
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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
JU8445

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Apr 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0EM96 INC 2931366P969845/IL
Feb 26, 2025CAI · Full2EM96 INC 2931366P969845/IL
May 21, 2024MSI · Full1OOSCHASE LLC 3191723P969845/IL
May 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around1CHASE LLC 3191723P969845/IL
Dec 19, 2023IAII · Walk-around3OOSBLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Dec 3, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0BLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Sep 19, 2023WAI · Full2BLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Sep 19, 2023ORIII · Driver-only1BLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Aug 24, 2023UTI · Full10OOSBLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Jul 10, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0BLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
Jun 27, 2023AZII · Walk-around0BLINDSIDE LLC 2524264P969845/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EM96 INC2931366Feb 26, 2025Apr 27, 20252IL
CHASE LLC3191723May 3, 2024May 21, 20242IL
BLINDSIDE LLC2524264Jun 27, 2023Dec 19, 20237IL
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.
P969845ILEM96 INCFeb 26, 2025Apr 27, 20252
P969845ILCHASE LLCMay 3, 2024May 21, 20242
P969845ILBLINDSIDE LLCJun 27, 2023Dec 19, 20237
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026