Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG9HSJA3089 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 28, 2025
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJGLBG9HSJA3089
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 25, 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
JA3089

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 22, 2023 – Feb 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2025LAI · Full16OOSAXE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 3289625R746971/TX
Jun 19, 2024LAI · Full5MALLINI TRANSPORT LLC 3631548R707287/TX
Apr 19, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2OOSMALLINI TRANSPORT LLC 3631548R707287/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around10OOSCAROLINA LOGISTIC INC 2073146TE8141/NC
Nov 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSPALLETIZED TRUCKING INC 152429R690814/TX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PALLETIZED TRUCKING INC 152429R690814/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AXE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC3289625Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251TX
MALLINI TRANSPORT LLC3631548Apr 19, 2024Jun 19, 20242TX
CAROLINA LOGISTIC INC2073146Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231NC
PALLETIZED TRUCKING INC152429Sep 22, 2023Nov 17, 20232TX
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.
R746971TXAXE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
R707287TXMALLINI TRANSPORT LLCApr 19, 2024Jun 19, 20242
TE8141NCCAROLINA LOGISTIC INCDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
R690814TXPALLETIZED TRUCKING INCSep 22, 2023Nov 17, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026