Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR5KSKH8963 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenSep 5, 2023
WA
Last seenJun 29, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLDR5KSKH8963
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
KH8963

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
2019

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552P1355487/IL
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALAN RISBEK LLC 4004328P1304531/IL
Apr 30, 2025MDII · Walk-around3OOSALAN RISBEK LLC 4004328SPG503478/IL
Nov 20, 2024TNI · Full1OOSAVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Sep 18, 2024CAI · Full0AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Sep 18, 2024CAI · Full2OOSAVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Aug 1, 2024NCII · Walk-around0AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Jul 3, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Nov 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around0AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Oct 12, 2023AZII · Walk-around10OOSAVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
Sep 5, 2023WAII · Walk-around2AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC 376973924798PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261IL
ALAN RISBEK LLC4004328Apr 30, 2025Nov 5, 20252IL
AVANGARD EXPRESS LLC3769739Sep 5, 2023Nov 20, 20248OH
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.
P1355487IL1SUNWAY CARRIERS INCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
P1304531ILALAN RISBEK LLCNov 5, 2025Nov 5, 20251
SPG503478ILALAN RISBEK LLCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
24798PFNYAVANGARD EXPRESS LLCSep 5, 2023Nov 20, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026