Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV9HSHD4973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJul 19, 2023
PA
Last seenAug 7, 2024
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJGLDV9HSHD4973
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
JGLDV

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
HD4973

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Aug 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2024KYII · Walk-around2OOSZIP 2 EXPRESS LLC 3792282YP54335/CA
Mar 19, 2024MOI · Full3OOSGUR XPRESS LLC 3732107YP54335/CA
Mar 6, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0GUR XPRESS LLC 3732107YP54335/CA
Feb 24, 2024NVII · Walk-around4GUR XPRESS LLC 3732107YP54335/CA
Jan 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around0GUR XPRESS LLC 3732107YP54335/CA
Jul 19, 2023PAIII · Driver-only5OOSWELLS TRUCKING LOT INC 3566582YP54335/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZIP 2 EXPRESS LLC3792282Aug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241MO
GUR XPRESS LLC3732107Jan 22, 2024Mar 19, 20244TX
WELLS TRUCKING LOT INC3566582Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231NV
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.
YP54335CAZIP 2 EXPRESS LLCAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
YP54335CAGUR XPRESS LLCJan 22, 2024Mar 19, 20244
YP54335CAWELLS TRUCKING LOT INCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026