Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSGV8160 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 14, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 18, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJGLDR5HSGV8160
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 30, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
GV8160

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 14, 2023 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025LAII · Walk-around0AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC 2391366A555456/MS
Aug 20, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC 2391366A555456/MS
Feb 13, 2025OKII · Walk-around4OOSDIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
Dec 12, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
Nov 14, 2023COIII · Driver-only2DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PWZ2171/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC2391366Aug 20, 2025Sep 18, 20252MS
DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC3402694Nov 14, 2023Feb 13, 20253OH
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.
A555456MSAFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLCAug 20, 2025Sep 18, 20252
PWZ2171OHDIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INCNov 14, 2023Feb 13, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026