Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHT0520 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 6, 2023
UT
Last seenNov 19, 2025
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLDR8HSHT0520
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 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HT0520

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0DAM PROSERVICES LLC 4272002DF50EP/FL
Oct 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1DAM PROSERVICES LLC 4272002DF50EP/FL
Jun 22, 2025MOIII · Driver-only2OOSDAM PROSERVICES LLC 4272002DF50EP/FL
Aug 9, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2LION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 3709501YP30164/CA
Dec 21, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587YP30164/CA
Dec 7, 2023CAI · Full3OOSWESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587YP30164/CA
Dec 6, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587YP30164/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAM PROSERVICES LLC4272002Jun 22, 2025Nov 19, 20253NE
LION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC3709501Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241MI
WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC3626587Dec 6, 2023Dec 21, 20233OH
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.
DF50EPFLDAM PROSERVICES LLCJun 22, 2025Nov 19, 20253
YP30164CALION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
YP30164CAWESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLCDec 6, 2023Dec 21, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026