Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD57GSGC5131 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenSep 12, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 29, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 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
3AKGGLD57GSGC5131
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 17, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
GC5131

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSFOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Jul 23, 2026NMII · Walk-around2OOSFOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Nov 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Oct 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around13FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Aug 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Jun 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
May 21, 2025AZIII · Driver-only6OOSFOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
May 6, 2025AZII · Walk-around5OOSFOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
Aug 25, 2024CAI · Full1FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC 3192330AL22466/AZ
May 8, 2024NMI · Full0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22466/AZ
Apr 26, 2024CAI · Full7OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22466/AZ
Feb 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around1PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22466/AZ
Sep 12, 2023AZI · Full6OOSPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22466/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOUNDATION FREIGHT INC3192330Aug 25, 2024Jul 29, 20269CA
FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC2524985Apr 26, 2024May 8, 20242CA
PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC3125585Sep 12, 2023Feb 22, 20242AZ
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.
AL22466AZ1FOUNDATION FREIGHT INCAug 25, 2024Jul 29, 20269
AL22466AZFRIENDLY FREIGHT INCApr 26, 2024May 8, 20242
AL22466AZPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INCSep 12, 2023Feb 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026