Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLDR5HSJC0478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 24, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 2, 2026
TX
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKGGLDR5HSJC0478
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
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
JC0478

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 24, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026TXI · Full3GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/CI
Mar 4, 2026TXI · Full2GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/MX
Nov 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around10GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/MX
Nov 5, 2024TXI · Full10GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/MX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSGERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/MX
Jul 25, 2024TXI · Full10GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA 158210508ER2Z/MX
Jul 4, 2023NMII · Walk-around0L & L FREIGHT LLC 2039503R455885/TX
Jun 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around6OOSL & L FREIGHT LLC 2039503R455885/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERARDO AGUILAR GARCIA1582105Jul 25, 2024Apr 2, 20266CI
L & L FREIGHT LLC2039503Jun 24, 2023Jul 4, 20232TX
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.
08ER2ZCIGERARDO AGUILAR GARCIAApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
08ER2ZMXGERARDO AGUILAR GARCIAJul 25, 2024Mar 4, 20265
R455885TXL & L FREIGHT LLCJun 24, 2023Jul 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026