Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR2HSJF4917 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen11/09/2023
IL
Last seen08/25/2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLDR2HSJF4917
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
07/12/2026
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 · 11/09/2023 – 08/25/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/25/2025TXII · Walk-around0—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 3730105RC43740/MI
05/20/2025TXII · Walk-around0—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 3730105RC43740/MI
04/22/2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSTHE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903RC25493/MI
11/09/2023ILIII · Driver-only0—THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3665903RC25493/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC373010505/20/202508/25/20252MI
THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC366590311/09/202304/22/20242MI
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.
RC43740MI—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC05/20/2025 → 08/25/20252
RC25493MI—THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC11/09/2023 → 04/22/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026