Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHX5408 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seen07/14/2023
TX
Last seen06/02/2026
VA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR8HSHX5408
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
06/21/2026
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 · 07/14/2023 – 06/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/02/2026VAIII · Driver-only8—MOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291U6389HY/TN
05/21/2026CAII · Walk-around11OOSMOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291U6389HY/TN
12/27/2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSBUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC 4381436U6389HY/TN
11/13/2024NMII · Walk-around1—AZWAYS LLC 3753699TEMP/TN
08/08/2024NMII · Walk-around1—AZWAYS LLC 3753699S1252HY/TN
08/07/2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSFREIGHT MAGISTER LLC 3492626S1252HY/TN
01/23/2024TNII · Walk-around0—FREIGHT MAGISTER LLC 3492626S1252HY/TN
07/14/2023TXII · Walk-around0—FREIGHT MAGISTER LLC 3492626S1252HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOONDOG FREIGHT INC371129105/21/202606/02/20262IL
BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC438143612/27/202512/27/20251IL
AZWAYS LLC375369908/08/202411/13/20242OH
FREIGHT MAGISTER LLC349262607/14/202308/07/20243TN
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.
U6389HYTN—MOONDOG FREIGHT INC05/21/2026 → 06/02/20262
U6389HYTN—BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC12/27/2025 → 12/27/20251
TEMPTN—AZWAYS LLC11/13/2024 → 11/13/20241
S1252HYTN—AZWAYS LLC08/08/2024 → 08/08/20241
S1252HYTN—FREIGHT MAGISTER LLC07/14/2023 → 08/07/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026