Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR3GSGP5506 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 20
First seenNov 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 15, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGLDR3GSGP5506
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 14, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GP5506

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026USI · Full5NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP97446/CA
Jul 13, 2026USI · Full3NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP97446/CA
Jun 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP97446/CA
May 29, 2026CAI · Full6OOSNTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
May 14, 2026CAII · Walk-around3NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAI · Full1NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around0NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Nov 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around1NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Nov 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSNTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Oct 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSNTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Sep 4, 2025CAI · Full0NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Sep 3, 2025CAI · Full1NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Jan 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Jan 7, 2025CAI · Full6OOSNTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Sep 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
May 28, 2024NMI · Full1NTC GLOBAL LLC 3999691ZP26900/CA
Mar 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTLINES LLC 3077650YP86548/CA
Mar 5, 2024ORII · Walk-around6OOSMK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTLINES LLC 3077650YP86548/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAI · Full3MK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTLINES LLC 3077650YP86548/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NTC GLOBAL LLC3999691May 28, 2024Jul 15, 202617CA
MK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTLINES LLC3077650Nov 28, 2023Mar 18, 20243CA
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.
ZP97446CA1NTC GLOBAL LLCJun 24, 2026Jul 15, 20263
ZP26900CANTC GLOBAL LLCMay 28, 2024May 29, 202614
YP86548CAMK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTLINES LLCNov 28, 2023Mar 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026