Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSHJ0122 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 12, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
3AKJGLD51GSHJ0122
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 30, 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HJ0122

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Jul 12, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 12, 2024FLII · Walk-around3OOSAPONTES TRANSPORT LLC 2583750R691304/TX
Apr 8, 2024AZII · Walk-around6OOSSTAR CARRIERS INC 2529842R691304/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1APONTES TRANSPORT LLC 2583750R691304/TX
Dec 5, 2023NVIII · Driver-only1APONTES TRANSPORT LLC 2583750R691304/TX
Oct 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around1APONTES TRANSPORT LLC 2583750R691304/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APONTES TRANSPORT LLC2583750Oct 11, 2023Jul 12, 20244TX
STAR CARRIERS INC2529842Apr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241IL
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.
R691304TXAPONTES TRANSPORT LLCOct 11, 2023Jul 12, 20244
R691304TXSTAR CARRIERS INCApr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026