Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSGT9448 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen12/21/2023
NM
Last seen03/18/2026
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD54GSGT9448
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
06/21/2026
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 · 12/21/2023 – 03/18/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/18/2026CAII · Walk-around1—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP78433/CA
03/11/2026CAII · Walk-around1—CT COMMODITIES INC 2282485ZP00280/CA
03/02/2026NVII · Walk-around2—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP78433/CA
10/22/2025ILIII · Driver-only0—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP00280/CA
08/27/2025CAIII · Driver-only2—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP00280/CA
09/02/2024IAIII · Driver-only1—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP00280/CA
02/19/2024CAIII · Driver-only1—V K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP00280/CA
12/21/2023NMII · Walk-around6OOSV K A CARGO INC 3720288ZP00280/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
V K A CARGO INC372028812/21/202303/18/20267CA
CT COMMODITIES INC228248503/11/202603/11/20261CA
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.
ZP78433CA—V K A CARGO INC03/02/2026 → 03/18/20262
ZP00280CA—CT COMMODITIES INC03/11/2026 → 03/11/20261
ZP00280CA—V K A CARGO INC12/21/2023 → 10/22/20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026