Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSGT4368 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 24, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLD53GSGT4368
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
Aug 2, 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
JGLD5

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
GT4368

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1SAFE & SECURE TRANSPORTATION INC 3120680XP77535/CA
Aug 3, 2026CAI · Full0SAFE & SECURE TRANSPORTATION INC 3120680XP77535/CA
Jul 29, 2026COII · Walk-around4SAFE & SECURE TRANSPORTATION INC 3120680XP77535/CA
Aug 9, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0VANNER INC 3048083XP77535/CA
Dec 9, 2023ORIII · Driver-only1STRIDE TRANSPORT INC 3244147XP77535/CA
Oct 24, 2023CAII · Walk-around1STRIDE TRANSPORT INC 3244147XP77535/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFE & SECURE TRANSPORTATION INC3120680Jul 29, 2026Aug 3, 20263OH
VANNER INC3048083Aug 9, 2025Aug 9, 20251IL
STRIDE TRANSPORT INC3244147Oct 24, 2023Dec 9, 20232CA
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.
XP77535CA1SAFE & SECURE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 29, 2026Aug 3, 20263
XP77535CAVANNER INCAug 9, 2025Aug 9, 20251
XP77535CASTRIDE TRANSPORT INCOct 24, 2023Dec 9, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026