Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSGY2394 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seen08/21/2023
WA
Last seen05/04/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLD52GSGY2394
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
06/19/2026
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 · 08/21/2023 – 05/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/04/2026CAI · Full0—E&A TRANSPORT LLC 3874235ZP77836/CA
03/09/2026LAIII · Driver-only1OOSE&A TRANSPORT LLC 3874235ZP78836/CA
06/11/2025MDIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
06/02/2025WAII · Walk-around5OOSSHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
05/06/2025WAIII · Driver-only0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
05/05/2025MTIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
04/28/2025PAIII · Driver-only2—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
04/15/2025ILIII · Driver-only0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
03/13/2025MTIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290TEMP/IL
08/21/2023WAI · Full5OOSUNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 2114777YAKB606/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E&A TRANSPORT LLC387423503/09/202605/04/20262CA
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC352629003/13/202506/11/20257IL
UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC211477708/21/202308/21/20231OR
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.
ZP77836CA—E&A TRANSPORT LLC05/04/2026 → 05/04/20261
ZP78836CA—E&A TRANSPORT LLC03/09/2026 → 03/09/20261
P1288680IL—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC04/15/2025 → 06/11/20256
TEMPIL—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC03/13/2025 → 03/13/20251
YAKB606OR—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC08/21/2023 → 08/21/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026