Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGEDR2HDHW2079 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenMay 10, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKGGEDR2HDHW2079
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
GGEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
HW2079

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 12 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
2017

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 · May 10, 2024 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSTRUST FLEET INC 3882485ZP29855/CA
Apr 7, 2025CAI · Full4OOSTRUST FLEET INC 3882485ZP29855/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAI · Full3OOSTRUST FLEET INC 3882485ZP29855/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0TRUST FLEET INC 3882485ZP29855/CA
May 10, 2024CAI · Full3OOSSTARTING POINT EXPRESS INC 3471611YP97532/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUST FLEET INC3882485Sep 26, 2024Apr 3, 20264CA
STARTING POINT EXPRESS INC3471611May 10, 2024May 10, 20241CA
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.
ZP29855CATRUST FLEET INCSep 26, 2024Apr 3, 20264
YP97532CASTARTING POINT EXPRESS INCMay 10, 2024May 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026