Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHF0987 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen06/22/2023
AR
Last seen12/28/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDR8HSHF0987
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 · 06/22/2023 – 12/28/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/28/2025TXII · Walk-around1—C ROACH TRANSPORT LLC 3701582R640538/TX
07/18/2024MIII · Walk-around3—FORWARD A2B INC 3700129R640538/TX
04/17/2024KYI · Full2OOSFORWARD A2B INC 3700129R640538/TX
06/22/2023ARII · Walk-around1—PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC 3411498R640538/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C ROACH TRANSPORT LLC370158212/28/202512/28/20251FL
FORWARD A2B INC370012904/17/202407/18/20242IL
PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC341149806/22/202306/22/20231OH
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.
R640538TX—C ROACH TRANSPORT LLC12/28/2025 → 12/28/20251
R640538TX—FORWARD A2B INC04/17/2024 → 07/18/20242
R640538TX—PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC06/22/2023 → 06/22/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026