Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4HSHM5855 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 28, 2023
NM
Last seenFeb 10, 2025
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLDR4HSHM5855
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
Jul 12, 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
HM5855

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 28, 2023 – Feb 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2025WAIII · Driver-only5OOSGND CARRIER INC 4323706ZP35253/CA
Apr 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1MAHAJAN TRANSPORT INC 3189413ZP15293/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAI · Full7ELITE EXPRESS LLC 3833436XP98405/CA
Nov 28, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1MAHAJAN TRANSPORT INC 3189413XP98405/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GND CARRIER INC4323706Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251CA
MAHAJAN TRANSPORT INC3189413Nov 28, 2023Apr 20, 20242CA
ELITE EXPRESS LLC3833436Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231CA
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.
ZP35253CAGND CARRIER INCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
ZP15293CAMAHAJAN TRANSPORT INCApr 20, 2024Apr 20, 20241
XP98405CAELITE EXPRESS LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
XP98405CAMAHAJAN TRANSPORT INCNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026