Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9HSHU4328 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 4, 2024
IL
Last seenNov 25, 2025
WY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 12 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
3AKJGLDR9HSHU4328
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
HU4328

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 4, 2024 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0KK CAR TRANSPORTER CORP 4222750P1296408/IL
Oct 13, 2025MTII · Walk-around2REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P1296408/IL
Aug 24, 2025COII · Walk-around4REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P1296408/IL
Jul 11, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2797698P1296408/IL
Jul 6, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2797698P1296408/IL
Nov 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0PEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INC 2009496425625/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KK CAR TRANSPORTER CORP4222750Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251NJ
REGIONAL STEEL LLC2784344Aug 24, 2025Oct 13, 20252OH
CARGO EXPRESS LLC2797698Jul 6, 2025Jul 11, 20252TN
PEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INC2009496Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 20241NE
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.
P1296408ILKK CAR TRANSPORTER CORPNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
P1296408ILREGIONAL STEEL LLCAug 24, 2025Oct 13, 20252
P1296408ILCARGO EXPRESS LLCJul 6, 2025Jul 11, 20252
425625NEPEACE MESSENGER TRANSPORT INCNov 4, 2024Nov 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026