Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGW0357 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen11/20/2023
NC
Last seen04/17/2025
MD
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
3AKJGLD57GSGW0357
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 · 11/20/2023 – 04/17/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/17/2025MDII · Walk-around0—ULUG EXPRESS INC 396266746003PF/NY
04/01/2025MOII · Walk-around2—ULUG EXPRESS INC 396266746003PF/NY
08/23/2024KSIII · Driver-only0—RITE FREIGHT INC 397596242998PF/NY
01/10/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—SEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
12/11/2023OHIII · Driver-only0—SEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
11/20/2023NCIII · Driver-only1OOSSEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ULUG EXPRESS INC396266704/01/202504/17/20252OH
RITE FREIGHT INC397596208/23/202408/23/20241OH
SEIZE THE WAY INC331500611/20/202301/10/20243OH
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.
46003PFNY—ULUG EXPRESS INC04/01/2025 → 04/17/20252
42998PFNY—RITE FREIGHT INC08/23/2024 → 08/23/20241
84998PCNY—SEIZE THE WAY INC11/20/2023 → 01/10/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026