Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD53GSGC5501 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under6
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 14
First seenApr 16, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 28 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
3AKGGLD53GSGC5501
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
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
GGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GC5501

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 · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 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
2016

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 · Apr 16, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026CAI · Full0BEST EXPRESS LLC 4251045ZP12130/CA
Aug 10, 2026CAI · Full2OOSBEST EXPRESS LLC 4251045ZP12130/CA
Jul 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around1GOLDEN BOX HAULING LLC 4445803ZP12130/CA
Jun 16, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN BOX HAULING LLC 4445803ZP12130/CA
Jul 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only4SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3709147ZP12130/CA
Jul 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around4SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3709147ZP12130/CA
Jul 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around4SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3709147ZP12130/CA
May 6, 2025CAI · Full2SEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLC 3210611ZP12130/CA
Apr 11, 2025NMI · Full3SEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLC 3210611TEMP/CA
Mar 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around4SEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLC 3210611YP02548/CA
Mar 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLC 3210611TEMP/CA
Oct 15, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0MOTONI EXPRESS 4039719ZP10996/CA
Sep 29, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0MOTONI EXPRESS 4039719ZP10996/CA
Apr 16, 2024CAI · Full2OOSK&C LOGISTICS LLC 2411399ZP10996/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST EXPRESS LLC4251045Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20262WA
GOLDEN BOX HAULING LLC4445803Jun 16, 2026Jul 15, 20262CA
SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC3709147Jul 7, 2025Jul 23, 20253PA
SEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLC3210611Mar 17, 2025May 6, 20254CA
MOTONI EXPRESS4039719Sep 29, 2024Oct 15, 20242OH
K&C LOGISTICS LLC2411399Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241CA
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.
ZP12130CA1BEST EXPRESS LLCAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20262
ZP12130CA1GOLDEN BOX HAULING LLCJun 16, 2026Jul 15, 20262
ZP12130CASARA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 7, 2025Jul 23, 20253
ZP12130CASEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
TEMPCASEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLCMar 17, 2025Apr 11, 20252
YP02548CASEVEN HILLS ENTERPRISES LLCMar 23, 2025Mar 23, 20251
ZP10996CAMOTONI EXPRESSSep 29, 2024Oct 15, 20242
ZP10996CAK&C LOGISTICS LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026