Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG1GSHK0556 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 27, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 1, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLBG1GSHK0556
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 17, 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HK0556

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 27, 2023 – Oct 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around2SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Jul 30, 2025COIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
May 29, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Apr 27, 2025COII · Walk-around2SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Feb 13, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Oct 21, 2024IAII · Walk-around2SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Jun 19, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Mar 23, 2024COII · Walk-around0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Dec 20, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Oct 31, 2023MOII · Walk-around3OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/NC
Jul 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143TE7910/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC3479143Jul 27, 2023Oct 1, 202511NC
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.
TE7910NCSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCOct 31, 2023Oct 1, 202510
TE7910TXSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026