Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0GSGX0912 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen12/02/2024
NM
Last seen06/10/2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJGLDR0GSGX0912
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 · 12/02/2024 – 06/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/10/2026CAII · Walk-around1—D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC 3606949AM58362/AZ
04/10/2026AZII · Walk-around2OOSZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
03/21/2026CAIII · Driver-only0—MER CARGO LLC 3915238AM58362/AZ
02/12/2026NVIII · Driver-only1—ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
01/20/2026AZII · Walk-around2—ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
12/02/2024NMIII · Driver-only0—AZ CARGO LINE LLC 3967843AM58362/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC360694906/10/202606/10/20261VA
ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC358998401/20/202604/10/20263ID
MER CARGO LLC391523803/21/202603/21/20261ID
AZ CARGO LINE LLC396784312/02/202412/02/20241AZ
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.
AM58362AZ—D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC06/10/2026 → 06/10/20261
AM58362AZ—ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC01/20/2026 → 04/10/20263
AM58362AZ—MER CARGO LLC03/21/2026 → 03/21/20261
AM58362AZ—AZ CARGO LINE LLC12/02/2024 → 12/02/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026