Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8JSHU5282 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 1, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 21, 2025
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJGLDR8JSHU5282
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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 · Sep 1, 2023 – Apr 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only0—HKN GROUP INC 4163186ZP29000/CA
Mar 18, 2024CTIII · Driver-only17—GEMSTONE TRUCK LINE INC 3133347YP78842/CA
Sep 1, 2023NMII · Walk-around0—H&R GROUP INC 2523908YP78842/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HKN GROUP INC4163186Apr 21, 2025Apr 21, 20251CA
GEMSTONE TRUCK LINE INC3133347Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241CA
H&R GROUP INC2523908Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 20231CA
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.
ZP29000CA—HKN GROUP INCApr 21, 2025 → Apr 21, 20251
YP78842CA—GEMSTONE TRUCK LINE INCMar 18, 2024 → Mar 18, 20241
YP78842CA—H&R GROUP INCSep 1, 2023 → Sep 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026