Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDRXHSHV1272 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenDec 2, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJGLDRXHSHV1272
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
Aug 2, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HV1272

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 2, 2024 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026TXI · Full20OOSOPTIMUS JQ TRUCKING LLC 3882380R743522/TX
Feb 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSMOTUS TRUCKING LLC 3826167R743522/TX
Dec 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSMDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134R743522/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMUS JQ TRUCKING LLC3882380Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261TX
MOTUS TRUCKING LLC3826167Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251OH
MDW TRANSPORTATION INC3593134Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241IL
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.
R743522TX1OPTIMUS JQ TRUCKING LLCJun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261
R743522TXMOTUS TRUCKING LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
R743522TXMDW TRANSPORTATION INCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026