Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSHM0500 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen12/17/2024
KS
Last seen05/06/2026
NC
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD53GSHM0500
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
06/25/2026
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 · 12/17/2024 – 05/06/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/06/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—AL-AMIN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3217652DD1904A/NC
01/05/2026FLI · Full0—AL-AMIN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3217652P1288416/IL
07/24/2025OHIII · Driver-only0—FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1288416/IL
07/21/2025TXII · Walk-around0—FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1288416/IL
07/01/2025FLII · Walk-around0—FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1288416/IL
12/17/2024KSIII · Driver-only0—VAT INC 3330097P1124861/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AL-AMIN TRANSPORTATION LLC321765201/05/202605/06/20262OH
FREIGHT UNITED INC244316007/01/202507/24/20253IL
VAT INC333009712/17/202412/17/20241IL
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.
DD1904ANC—AL-AMIN TRANSPORTATION LLC05/06/2026 → 05/06/20261
P1288416IL—AL-AMIN TRANSPORTATION LLC01/05/2026 → 01/05/20261
P1288416IL—FREIGHT UNITED INC07/01/2025 → 07/24/20253
P1124861IL—VAT INC12/17/2024 → 12/17/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026