Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD52GSGC5148 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seen07/22/2023
MO
Last seen05/22/2025
NY
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKGGLD52GSGC5148
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
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/22/2023 – 05/22/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/22/2025NYII · Walk-around6—LICO TRANSPORT LLC 3360904AY612Y/NY
11/15/2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSSMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466AY612Y/NJ
07/22/2024CAI · Full2—SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466AY612Y/NJ
05/12/2024OKI · Full1OOSSMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466AY612Y/NJ
05/08/2024PAII · Walk-around4—SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC 2146466AY612Y/NJ
12/08/2023INIII · Driver-only6OOSELEMENT EXPRESS INC 3430868AW102Y/NJ
10/17/2023ILIII · Driver-only0—ELEMENT EXPRESS INC 3430868AW102Y/NJ
07/22/2023MOIII · Driver-only1—ELEMENT EXPRESS INC 3430868AW102Y/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LICO TRANSPORT LLC336090405/22/202505/22/20251NJ
SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC214646605/08/202411/15/20244NJ
ELEMENT EXPRESS INC343086807/22/202312/08/20233NJ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AY612YNY—LICO TRANSPORT LLC05/22/2025 → 05/22/20251
AY612YNJ—SMARTLINK SATELLITE LLC05/08/2024 → 11/15/20244
AW102YNJ—ELEMENT EXPRESS INC07/22/2023 → 12/08/20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2016 Freightliner Cascadia — VIN 3AKGGLD52GSGC5148