Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSHV9697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 25, 2023
IA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDR5HSHV9697
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 21, 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
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
HV9697

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026MOI · Full1SMS GROUP LOGISTICS INC 4197670P1237937/IL
Feb 11, 2026INI · Full5OOSAMERICARGO TRANS LLC 2790354P1237937/IL
Sep 23, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0SMS GROUP LOGISTICS INC 4197670P1237937/IL
Feb 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only2SMS GROUP LOGISTICS INC 4197670P1237937/IL
Jan 9, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2SMS GROUP LOGISTICS INC 4197670P1237937/IL
Jun 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around0WSM EXPRESS INC 3346833P1237937/IL
Oct 25, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1DM EXPRESS INC 1749223P 1034567/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMS GROUP LOGISTICS INC4197670Jan 9, 2025Apr 2, 20264IL
AMERICARGO TRANS LLC2790354Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261IL
WSM EXPRESS INC3346833Jun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241IL
DM EXPRESS INC1749223Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231IL
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.
P1237937ILSMS GROUP LOGISTICS INCJan 9, 2025Apr 2, 20264
P1237937ILAMERICARGO TRANS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
P1237937ILWSM EXPRESS INCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
P 1034567ILDM EXPRESS INCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026