Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0HSHT4738 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen07/19/2024
AR
Last seen07/23/2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR0HSHT4738
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
07/26/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/19/2024 – 07/23/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/23/2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSTEXLAG EXPRESS LLC 3609656R799389/TX
09/30/2025GAIII · Driver-only3—TEXLAG EXPRESS LLC 3609656R799389/TX
07/23/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC 649444R696062/TX
07/19/2024ARII · Walk-around2OOSBUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC 649444R696062/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXLAG EXPRESS LLC360965609/30/202507/23/20262TX
BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC64944407/19/202407/23/20242IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R799389TX1TEXLAG EXPRESS LLC09/30/2025 → 07/23/20262
R696062TX—BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC07/19/2024 → 07/23/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/26/2026
2017 Freightliner Cascadia — VIN 3AKJGLDR0HSHT4738