Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSGR1386 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 15, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 28, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLD54GSGR1386
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 25, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GR1386

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Aug 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0NAT EXPRESS INC 4174538PXB5506/OH
Nov 8, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0FRONTLINER INC 3520080PXB5506/OH
Nov 5, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1FRONTLINER INC 3520080PXB5506/OH
Jun 26, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1FRONTLINER INC 3520080PXA4118/OH
Oct 19, 2023FLIII · Driver-only4MAXIMUS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3210589PR48376/SD
Jun 15, 2023SDI · Full5MAXIMUS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3210589PR48376/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NAT EXPRESS INC4174538Aug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251OH
FRONTLINER INC3520080Jun 26, 2024Nov 8, 20243OH
MAXIMUS TRANSPORTATION LLC3210589Jun 15, 2023Oct 19, 20232SD
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.
PXB5506OHNAT EXPRESS INCAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
PXB5506OHFRONTLINER INCNov 5, 2024Nov 8, 20242
PXA4118OHFRONTLINER INCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
PR48376SDMAXIMUS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 15, 2023Oct 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026