Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSGR3463 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 13
First seenAug 1, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 18, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLD56GSGR3463
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 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GR3463

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 1, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026WAII · Walk-around4EMPIRE STATE TRUCKING INC 3732402ZP99534/CA
May 13, 2026ORIII · Driver-only3OOSEMPIRE STATE TRUCKING INC 3732402YP42758/CA
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Sep 24, 2025WAII · Walk-around8PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSPANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
May 8, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Mar 16, 2024CAI · Full0PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Dec 28, 2023CAI · Full0PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Nov 30, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSPANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Nov 30, 2023CAI · Full5PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Sep 10, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSPANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Aug 18, 2023ORIII · Driver-only3OOSPANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
Aug 1, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PANNU BROTHERS INC 3547745YP42758/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE STATE TRUCKING INC3732402May 13, 2026Jun 18, 20262CA
PANNU BROTHERS INC3547745Aug 1, 2023Nov 20, 202511CA
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.
ZP99534CA1EMPIRE STATE TRUCKING INCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
YP42758CAEMPIRE STATE TRUCKING INCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
YP42758CAPANNU BROTHERS INCAug 1, 2023Nov 20, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026