Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD57GSGC5176 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 16
First seenAug 1, 2023
AZ
Last seenNov 16, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKGGLD57GSGC5176
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 14, 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
GC5176

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Nov 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 16, 2025NMI · Full4OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Sep 1, 2025NMI · Full7OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Apr 13, 2025NMI · Full1FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Jan 22, 2025TXI · Full16FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Dec 20, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/CA
Sep 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around4OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Sep 4, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Jul 24, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Jun 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around1FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Jun 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only5FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
May 1, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22465/AZ
Mar 31, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL22465/AZ
Feb 14, 2024CAI · Full4OOSPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22465/AZ
Dec 6, 2023AZI · Full13OOSPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22465/AZ
Nov 28, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22465/AZ
Aug 1, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL22465/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC2524985Mar 31, 2024Nov 16, 202511CA
PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC3125585Aug 1, 2023May 1, 20245AZ
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.
AL22465AZFRIENDLY FREIGHT INCMar 31, 2024Nov 16, 202510
AL22465CAFRIENDLY FREIGHT INCDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
AL22465AZPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INCAug 1, 2023May 1, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026