Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSGZ9866 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen12/22/2023
MD
Last seen03/17/2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJGLD53GSGZ9866
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
07/12/2026
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 · 12/22/2023 – 03/17/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/17/2026TXI · Full5—KIBNESH TRUCKING LLC 351305742772/VA
03/20/2025MDIII · Driver-only1—SAM TRANSPORTING LLC 387487642772PZ/VA
03/18/2024MDII · Walk-around4OOSSAM TRANSPORTING LLC 387487642772PZ/VA
12/22/2023MDI · Full5OOSSAM TRANSPORTING LLC 387487642772PZ/VA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIBNESH TRUCKING LLC351305703/17/202603/17/20261MD
SAM TRANSPORTING LLC387487612/22/202303/20/20253VA
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.
42772VA—KIBNESH TRUCKING LLC03/17/2026 → 03/17/20261
42772PZVA—SAM TRANSPORTING LLC12/22/2023 → 03/20/20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026