Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSHC8797 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenDec 10, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 2, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJGLD59GSHC8797
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 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
HC8797

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 · Dec 10, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026NMII · Walk-around0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506R846124/TX
Jun 15, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506R846124/TX
Feb 21, 2026TXI · Full5OOSPEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Dec 12, 2025NMII · Walk-around0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Nov 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2KARS INC 1708768P1269868/IL
Sep 6, 2025COII · Walk-around2OOSPEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Jul 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around1PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Mar 7, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Jan 15, 2025NMII · Walk-around0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Jan 15, 2025AZII · Walk-around2PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
Dec 10, 2024CAI · Full0PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC 3944506P1269868/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPPA LOGISTICS LLC3944506Dec 10, 2024Jul 2, 202610IL
KARS INC1708768Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251ID
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.
R846124TX1PEPPA LOGISTICS LLCJun 15, 2026Jul 2, 20262
P1269868ILPEPPA LOGISTICS LLCDec 10, 2024Feb 21, 20268
P1269868ILKARS INCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026