Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6HSHT2167 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 24, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLDR6HSHT2167
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 18, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HT2167

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026CAI · Full4OOSAPEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Apr 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Mar 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Nov 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAI · Full5APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Oct 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Mar 25, 2025CAI · Full0APEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Mar 25, 2025CAI · Full6OOSAPEX TRUCKING LLC 29412029G64917/CA
Sep 4, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0LUIS HORACIO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ 28747319G64917/CA
Sep 1, 2023CAI · Full8OOSLUIS HORACIO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ 28747319G64917/CA
Aug 24, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSLUIS HORACIO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ 28747319G64917/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APEX TRUCKING LLC2941202Mar 25, 2025May 12, 20268CA
LUIS HORACIO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ2874731Aug 24, 2023Sep 4, 20233CA
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.
9G64917CAAPEX TRUCKING LLCMar 25, 2025May 12, 20268
9G64917CALUIS HORACIO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZAug 24, 2023Sep 4, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026