Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSJJ7116 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seen11/11/2023
MT
Last seen03/05/2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLDR8HSJJ7116
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
06/20/2026
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 · 11/11/2023 – 03/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/05/2026SDIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
01/06/2026CAI · Full1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
05/06/2025OHII · Walk-around0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
02/24/2025AZI · Full5—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
01/29/2025LAIII · Driver-only0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
08/05/2024LAIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
07/01/2024SCIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1218037/IL
12/17/2023CAI · Full1—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 2114777YAKD479/OR
11/11/2023MTII · Walk-around0—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 2114777YAKD479/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC352629007/01/202403/05/20267IL
UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC211477711/11/202312/17/20232OR
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.
P1218037IL—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC07/01/2024 → 03/05/20267
YAKD479OR—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC11/11/2023 → 12/17/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/20/2026