Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR1HSHX5265 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 6, 2023
MN
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLDR1HSHX5265
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HX5265

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026ILII · Walk-around0TWIN CITIES TRUCKING INC 2862134PAW5279/MN
Oct 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0TWIN CITIES TRUCKING INC 2862134PAW5279/MN
Sep 1, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0TWIN CITIES TRUCKING INC 2862134PAW5279/MN
Jul 23, 2025MOI · Full5OOSGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405PAW5279/MN
May 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405PAW5279/MN
Aug 28, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1BOLVAN INC 3619022PAS9160/MN
Dec 6, 2023MNIII · Driver-only2AY TRUCKING LLC 3706627PAS9160/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TWIN CITIES TRUCKING INC2862134Sep 1, 2025Feb 18, 20263MN
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC3225405May 8, 2025Jul 23, 20252IL
BOLVAN INC3619022Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241IN
AY TRUCKING LLC3706627Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231IA
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.
PAW5279MNTWIN CITIES TRUCKING INCSep 1, 2025Feb 18, 20263
PAW5279MNGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCMay 8, 2025Jul 23, 20252
PAS9160MNBOLVAN INCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
PAS9160MNAY TRUCKING LLCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026