Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4HDHK5609 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenNov 19, 2023
OR
Last seenAug 29, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLDR4HDHK5609
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 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HK5609

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 · Nov 19, 2023 – Aug 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 29, 2025AZII · Walk-around6OOSGBK CARRIER INC 3119940ZP68206/CA
Mar 20, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Mar 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around4HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Jan 30, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Aug 26, 2024CAI · Full2OOSHM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Jun 22, 2024UTI · Full2OOSHM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
May 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Mar 14, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Feb 15, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSHM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Dec 20, 2023ORIII · Driver-only1HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
Nov 19, 2023ORIII · Driver-only1HM CARRIER INC 3592470YP10242/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GBK CARRIER INC3119940Aug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251CA
HM CARRIER INC3592470Nov 19, 2023Mar 20, 202510CA
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.
ZP68206CAGBK CARRIER INCAug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251
YP10242CAHM CARRIER INCNov 19, 2023Mar 20, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026