Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSHE4647 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 23, 2024
AL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJGLD54GSHE4647
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
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
HE4647

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 · Jul 23, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026FLIII · Driver-only5BLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC 4118934DF36EB/FL
Apr 2, 2026SCI · Full9OOSBLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC 4118934DF36EB/FL
Mar 24, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2OOSBLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC 4118934DF36EB/FL
Apr 25, 2025FLII · Walk-around7BLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC 4118934DF36EB/FL
Apr 4, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1BLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC 4118934DF36EB/FL
Jan 8, 2025MAII · Walk-around11OOSTEN FOUR SERVICES LLC 3846558XB277G/FL
Jul 23, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2TEN FOUR SERVICES LLC 3846558XB277G/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLC4118934Apr 4, 2025May 5, 20265FL
TEN FOUR SERVICES LLC3846558Jul 23, 2024Jan 8, 20252FL
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.
DF36EBFLBLACKTOWER LOGISTICS LLCApr 4, 2025May 5, 20265
XB277GFLTEN FOUR SERVICES LLCJul 23, 2024Jan 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026