Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDR5HSHX2977 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
0 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenFeb 13, 2024
PR
Last seenFeb 29, 2024
PR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 0 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
3AKJGEDR5HSHX2977
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
Sep 7, 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
JGEDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HX2977

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 · 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 837 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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Feb 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 29, 2024PRIII · Driver-only0MESSER GAS PUERTO RICO INC 19062236709R/PR
Feb 13, 2024PRIII · Driver-only0OLDENBURG FARMS 190622236709R/PR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MESSER GAS PUERTO RICO INC190622Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241PR
OLDENBURG FARMS1906222Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241MI
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.
36709RPRMESSER GAS PUERTO RICO INCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
36709RPROLDENBURG FARMSFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026