Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8HSHY4450 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 20, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 20, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGLDR8HSHY4450
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HY4450

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only3CHECKMAT CARGO LLC 4330260W6131HY/TN
Aug 16, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1CHECKMAT CARGO LLC 4330260W6131HY/TN
Jul 27, 2026GAI · Full6CHECKMAT CARGO LLC 4330260W6131HY/TN
Dec 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1OOSSTRAIGHT CARGO LLC 3668636PXA8451/OH
Aug 26, 2024OHI · Full3BEK LOGISTICS LLC 3923883PXA8451/OH
Aug 23, 2024CAI · Full4BEK LOGISTICS LLC 3923883PXA8451/OH
Aug 7, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1BEK LOGISTICS LLC 3923883PXA8451/OH
Jan 5, 2024COIII · Driver-only2LOADMODE LLC 3628396PWM8954/OH
Dec 20, 2023SDII · Walk-around5OOSLOADMODE LLC 3628396PWM8954/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHECKMAT CARGO LLC4330260Jul 27, 2026Aug 20, 20263TN
STRAIGHT CARGO LLC3668636Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241OH
BEK LOGISTICS LLC3923883Aug 7, 2024Aug 26, 20243OH
LOADMODE LLC3628396Dec 20, 2023Jan 5, 20242OH
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.
W6131HYTN1CHECKMAT CARGO LLCJul 27, 2026Aug 20, 20263
PXA8451OHSTRAIGHT CARGO LLCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
PXA8451OHBEK LOGISTICS LLCAug 7, 2024Aug 26, 20243
PWM8954OHLOADMODE LLCDec 20, 2023Jan 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026