Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5HSJA2455 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 26, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 21, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLDR5HSJA2455
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
JA2455

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1FOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Jan 28, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0FOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Oct 25, 2025ILII · Walk-around5OOSFOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Oct 3, 2025KYII · Walk-around0FOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Jul 9, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSFOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Nov 12, 2024KYI · Full4FOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Jul 2, 2024KYI · Full4OOSFOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC 3280125T9671HY/TN
Jul 26, 2023KYI · Full0VASCOR TRANSPORT LTD 2514939A59373/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOSTER K LOGISTICS LLC3280125Jul 2, 2024May 21, 20267TN
VASCOR TRANSPORT LTD2514939Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231KY
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.
T9671HYTNFOSTER K LOGISTICS LLCJul 2, 2024May 21, 20267
A59373KYVASCOR TRANSPORT LTDJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026