Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSHR5163 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenNov 6, 2023
KS
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJGLDR5HSHR5163
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 19, 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
HR5163

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 6, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026COII · Walk-around1DHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Aug 22, 2025INIII · Driver-only1DHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Jul 17, 2025COII · Walk-around4DHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Apr 10, 2025MOI · Full11OOSDHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Dec 30, 2024MDII · Walk-around5OOSDHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Apr 24, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1DHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Apr 4, 2024LAII · Walk-around1JCR TRUCKING LLC 3675119R556615/TX
Mar 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around7OOSDHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Feb 6, 2024LAII · Walk-around1OOSDHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
Nov 6, 2023KSIII · Driver-only3OOSDHS TRUCKING LLC 2491744R556615/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DHS TRUCKING LLC2491744Nov 6, 2023Jan 13, 20269TX
JCR TRUCKING LLC3675119Apr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241TX
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.
R556615TXDHS TRUCKING LLCNov 6, 2023Jan 13, 20269
R556615TXJCR TRUCKING LLCApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026