Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG8GSHL1487 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJun 22, 2023
FL
Last seenNov 29, 2024
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJGLBG8GSHL1487
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 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HL1487

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Nov 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 29, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1BIG Q TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454960K828156/AR
Jun 8, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0BIG Q TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454960K828156/AR
May 9, 2024MSI · Full1OOSBIG Q TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454960K828156/AR
Jul 28, 2023ALII · Walk-around10OOSRICKY T KNIGHTEN 2981824NONE/GA
Jul 24, 2023GAI · Full25OOSRICKY T KNIGHTEN 2981824
Jun 22, 2023FLIII · Driver-only5OOSRICKY T KNIGHTEN 2981824A302156/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG Q TRANSPORTATION LLC3454960May 9, 2024Nov 29, 20243AR
RICKY T KNIGHTEN2981824Jun 22, 2023Jul 28, 20233GA
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.
K828156ARBIG Q TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 9, 2024Nov 29, 20243
NONEGARICKY T KNIGHTENJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
GARICKY T KNIGHTENJul 24, 2023Jul 24, 20231
A302156MSRICKY T KNIGHTENJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026