Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSHD0285 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 14, 2024
MN
Last seenNov 6, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLD53GSHD0285
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 30, 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
HD0285

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 · Aug 14, 2024 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around1LX LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC 4007888P244CM/GA
Sep 23, 2025KSII · Walk-around0LX LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC 4007888P244CM/GA
Sep 17, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1LX LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC 4007888P244CM/GA
Nov 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063724839/IN
Aug 14, 2024MNI · Full2OOSMOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291APPLIED/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LX LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC4007888Sep 17, 2025Nov 6, 20253GA
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241AR
MOONDOG FREIGHT INC3711291Aug 14, 2024Aug 14, 20241IL
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.
P244CMGALX LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLCSep 17, 2025Nov 6, 20253
3724839INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
APPLIEDILMOONDOG FREIGHT INCAug 14, 2024Aug 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026