Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSGW2312 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 29, 2026
TN
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
3AKJGLD56GSGW2312
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
Jul 12, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GW2312

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 15, 2023 – Aug 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 29, 2026TNIII · Driver-only2OOSM&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164X5883HY/TN
Aug 24, 2026IDI · Full10OOSM&C TRANSPORT INC 2206164X5883HY/TN
Feb 6, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1WB'S TOWING LLC 3817630RC50708/MI
Aug 14, 2025COII · Walk-around3OOSWB'S TOWING LLC 3817630RC50708/MI
Jun 12, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1WB'S TOWING LLC 3817630RC50708/MI
Oct 15, 2023NMII · Walk-around0JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC 2096850PWJ6742/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&C TRANSPORT INC2206164Aug 24, 2026Aug 29, 20262TN
WB'S TOWING LLC3817630Jun 12, 2025Feb 6, 20263MI
JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC2096850Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231OH
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.
X5883HYTN1M&C TRANSPORT INCAug 24, 2026Aug 29, 20262
RC50708MIWB'S TOWING LLCJun 12, 2025Feb 6, 20263
PWJ6742OHJF EXPRESS FR8 LLCOct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026