Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHU0948 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 24, 2024
CO
Last seenNov 16, 2025
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJGLDR8HSHU0948
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
HU0948

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 · Jun 24, 2024 – Nov 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 16, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0GRT TRANSPORTATION INC 2946425XE805J/FL
Oct 24, 2025ARI · Full5DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC 3689437XE805J/FL
Sep 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC 3689437XE805J/FL
Jul 14, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC 3689437XE805J/FL
Jun 30, 2025TXI · Full1MOTUS TRUCKING LLC 3826167XE805J/FL
Aug 28, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC 3689437AC91EP/FL
Jun 24, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC 3689437AC91EP/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRT TRANSPORTATION INC2946425Nov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251IL
DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC3689437Jun 24, 2024Oct 24, 20255IL
MOTUS TRUCKING LLC3826167Jun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251OH
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.
XE805JFLGRT TRANSPORTATION INCNov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251
XE805JFLDEADHEAD TRUCKING LLCJul 14, 2025Oct 24, 20253
XE805JFLMOTUS TRUCKING LLCJun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251
AC91EPFLDEADHEAD TRUCKING LLCJun 24, 2024Aug 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026