Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9HSGV8453 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 23, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 6, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJGLDR9HSGV8453
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 25, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
GV8453

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 23, 2023 – Oct 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANY 4048951R773643/TX
Aug 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSGATEWAY GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC 4147041R773643/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSES EXPRESS LLC 3537190R773643/TX
Dec 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSGATEWAY GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC 4147041R696263/TX
Oct 10, 2023TXI · Full3OOSSAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC 3794792R637282/TX
Aug 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around7SAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC 3794792R637282/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANY4048951Oct 6, 2025Oct 6, 20251TX
GATEWAY GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC4147041Dec 27, 2024Aug 6, 20252TX
ES EXPRESS LLC3537190May 20, 2025May 20, 20251TX
SAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC3794792Aug 23, 2023Oct 10, 20232TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R773643TXHARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANYOct 6, 2025Oct 6, 20251
R773643TXGATEWAY GLOBAL RESOURCES LLCAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
R773643TXES EXPRESS LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
R696263TXGATEWAY GLOBAL RESOURCES LLCDec 27, 2024Dec 27, 20241
R637282TXSAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLCAug 23, 2023Oct 10, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026