Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSGV8160 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen11/14/2023
CO
Last seen09/18/2025
LA
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR5HSGV8160
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
06/30/2026
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 · 11/14/2023 – 09/18/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/18/2025LAII · Walk-around0—AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC 2391366A555456/MS
08/20/2025MSIII · Driver-only0—AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC 2391366A555456/MS
02/13/2025OKII · Walk-around4OOSDIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
12/12/2023MTIII · Driver-only1—DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
11/14/2023COIII · Driver-only2—DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC239136608/20/202509/18/20252MS
DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC340269411/14/202302/13/20253OH
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.
A555456MS—AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC08/20/2025 → 09/18/20252
PWZ2171OH—DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC11/14/2023 → 02/13/20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026
2017 Freightliner Cascadia — VIN 3AKJGLDR5HSGV8160