Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHT4616 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 22, 2023
AR
Last seenOct 28, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR8HSHT4616
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 21, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HT4616

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 22, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
May 27, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
May 27, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
Sep 11, 2025INII · Walk-around5—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
Apr 22, 2025USI · Full2—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
Mar 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0—FRT TRANSPORT INC 3830612P1237001/IL
May 8, 2024SDI · Full0—DM EXPRESS INC 1749223P1237001/IL
Sep 22, 2023ARIII · Driver-only3—SDS FREIGHT INC 3290892P1060269/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRT TRANSPORT INC3830612Mar 10, 2025Oct 28, 20266IL
DM EXPRESS INC1749223May 8, 2024May 8, 20241IL
SDS FREIGHT INC3290892Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231IL
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.
P1237001IL1FRT TRANSPORT INCMar 10, 2025 → Oct 28, 20266
P1237001IL—DM EXPRESS INCMay 8, 2024 → May 8, 20241
P1060269IL—SDS FREIGHT INCSep 22, 2023 → Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026