Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSHL7783 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen12/07/2023
GA
Last seen12/11/2025
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJGLD54GSHL7783
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 · 12/07/2023 – 12/11/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/11/2025SCII · Walk-around4—ANTLER TRANSPORT LLC 951978C529EL/GA
08/08/2024GAIII · Driver-only1—ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC 2268020C529EL/GA
05/13/2024SCIII · Driver-only1—ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC 2268020C529EL/GA
12/07/2023GAII · Walk-around7OOSOPTIX LLC 3718765C529EL/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANTLER TRANSPORT LLC95197812/11/202512/11/20251SC
ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC226802005/13/202408/08/20242PA
OPTIX LLC371876512/07/202312/07/20231TX
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.
C529ELGA—ANTLER TRANSPORT LLC12/11/2025 → 12/11/20251
C529ELGA—ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC05/13/2024 → 08/08/20242
C529ELGA—OPTIX LLC12/07/2023 → 12/07/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026