Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9HSHU4328 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen11/04/2024
IL
Last seen11/25/2025
WY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 12 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
3AKJGLDR9HSHU4328
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
06/25/2026
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 · 11/04/2024 – 11/25/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/25/2025WYIII · Driver-only0—KK CAR TRANSPORTER CORP 4222750P1296408/IL
10/13/2025MTII · Walk-around2—REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P1296408/IL
08/24/2025COII · Walk-around4—REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P1296408/IL
07/11/2025WAIII · Driver-only0—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2797698P1296408/IL
07/06/2025WYIII · Driver-only0—CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2797698P1296408/IL
11/04/2024ILIII · Driver-only0—PEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INC 2009496425625/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KK CAR TRANSPORTER CORP422275011/25/202511/25/20251NJ
REGIONAL STEEL LLC278434408/24/202510/13/20252OH
CARGO EXPRESS LLC279769807/06/202507/11/20252TN
PEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INC200949611/04/202411/04/20241NE
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.
P1296408IL—KK CAR TRANSPORTER CORP11/25/2025 → 11/25/20251
P1296408IL—REGIONAL STEEL LLC08/24/2025 → 10/13/20252
P1296408IL—CARGO EXPRESS LLC07/06/2025 → 07/11/20252
425625NE—PEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INC11/04/2024 → 11/04/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026