Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSHC4179 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 23, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLD57GSHC4179
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
HC4179

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 23, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025TXI · Full3SULAYBA LLC 4021148R783500/TX
Sep 10, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0FAMILY 3 LOGISTIC INC 1518968R738616/TX
Feb 14, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC 3411498PWZ6768/OH
Aug 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around2QUALITY CARRIERS INC 76600R596722/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SULAYBA LLC4021148Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251TX
FAMILY 3 LOGISTIC INC1518968Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241TX
PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC3411498Feb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241OH
QUALITY CARRIERS INC76600Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231FL
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.
R783500TXSULAYBA LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
R738616TXFAMILY 3 LOGISTIC INCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
PWZ6768OHPAN AMERICAN CARGO LLCFeb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241
R596722TXQUALITY CARRIERS INCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026