Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXHSHP0985 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seen08/21/2023
KS
Last seen06/23/2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLDRXHSHP0985
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 · 08/21/2023 – 06/23/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/23/2026KYI · Full0—KG STAR INC 3114510R542259/TX
02/06/2026ARII · Walk-around0—KG STAR INC 3114510R542259/TX
08/24/2025ARIII · Driver-only0—KG STAR INC 3114510R542259/TX
07/03/2025LAIII · Driver-only0—KG STAR INC 3114510R542259/TX
05/19/2025INI · Full2—KG STAR INC 3114510R542259/TX
07/18/2024ILIII · Driver-only0—RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651R542259/TX
08/21/2023KSIII · Driver-only1—RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651R542259/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KG STAR INC311451005/19/202506/23/20265IL
RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC319465108/21/202307/18/20242IN
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.
R542259TX1KG STAR INC05/19/2025 → 06/23/20265
R542259TX—RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC08/21/2023 → 07/18/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026