Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGS5979 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seen08/30/2023
CA
Last seen06/24/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD59GSGS5979
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 · 08/30/2023 – 06/24/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/24/2026CAIII · Driver-only1—TCJ TRANSPORT INC 4278969ZP65607/CA
05/13/2026CAIII · Driver-only1—TCJ TRANSPORT INC 4278969ZP65607/CA
11/24/2025CAI · Full0—TCJ TRANSPORT INC 4278969ZP65607/CA
11/21/2024WAIII · Driver-only3—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 4148281M522816/OH
11/05/2024CAI · Full1—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 4148281M522816/OH
10/03/2023CAI · Full4OOSUNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 11629773103154/IN
08/30/2023CAI · Full3OOSUNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 11629773103154/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TCJ TRANSPORT INC427896911/24/202506/24/20263CA
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC414828111/05/202411/21/20242OH
UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC116297708/30/202310/03/20232MI
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.
ZP65607CA1TCJ TRANSPORT INC11/24/2025 → 06/24/20263
M522816OH—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC11/05/2024 → 11/21/20242
3103154IN—UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC08/30/2023 → 10/03/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026