Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55GSHJ7297 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 28, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 19, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLD55GSHJ7297
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HJ7297

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 · Aug 28, 2023 – Jul 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0PRO FIT TRANS LLC 40544861028695ST/IL
Mar 1, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0PRO FIT TRANS LLC 4054486P1268858/IL
Aug 29, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1PRO FIT TRANS LLC 4054486AY101T/NJ
Jul 31, 2024IAII · Walk-around1PRO FIT TRANS LLC 4054486AY101T/NJ
Jun 21, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0PRO FIT TRANS LLC 4054486AY101T/NJ
Jan 11, 2024COII · Walk-around5PRO FIT TRANS LLC 4054486AY101T/NJ
Aug 28, 2023MDII · Walk-around0IIK TRANSPORT INC 2285949P942373/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRO FIT TRANS LLC4054486Jan 11, 2024Jul 19, 20256IL
IIK TRANSPORT INC2285949Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231IL
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.
1028695STILPRO FIT TRANS LLCJul 19, 2025Jul 19, 20251
P1268858ILPRO FIT TRANS LLCMar 1, 2025Mar 1, 20251
AY101TNJPRO FIT TRANS LLCJan 11, 2024Aug 29, 20244
P942373ILIIK TRANSPORT INCAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026