Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0HSHZ6527 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMay 14, 2024
GA
Last seenJan 3, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJGLDR0HSHZ6527
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HZ6527

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · May 14, 2024 – Jan 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 3, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1RAYAAN TRANSPORT LLC 4130575004637A/KY
Jan 12, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1BLUE MARLIN EXPEDITE INC 3829690004637A/KY
Oct 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1BLUE MARLIN EXPEDITE INC 3829690004637A/KY
Aug 26, 2024GAI · Full0GKM TRANSPORT LLC 4005945004637A/KY
Jun 18, 2024KYI · Full0GKM TRANSPORT LLC 4005945004637A/KY
May 14, 2024GAI · Full2GKM TRANSPORT LLC 4005945A94904/KY
May 14, 2024GAI · Full0GKM TRANSPORT LLC 4005945A94904/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAYAAN TRANSPORT LLC4130575Jan 3, 2026Jan 3, 20261KY
BLUE MARLIN EXPEDITE INC3829690Oct 2, 2024Jan 12, 20252ND
GKM TRANSPORT LLC4005945May 14, 2024Aug 26, 20244OH
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.
004637AKYRAYAAN TRANSPORT LLCJan 3, 2026Jan 3, 20261
004637AKYBLUE MARLIN EXPEDITE INCOct 2, 2024Jan 12, 20252
004637AKYGKM TRANSPORT LLCJun 18, 2024Aug 26, 20242
A94904KYGKM TRANSPORT LLCMay 14, 2024May 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026