Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4GSGW7494 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen10/31/2023
MD
Last seen07/29/2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLDR4GSGW7494
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
06/30/2026
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 · 10/31/2023 – 07/29/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/29/2025ILII · Walk-around0—BW NORTH TRUCK LLC 423356468015Z/WI
06/27/2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSBW NORTH TRUCK LLC 4233564BUSG80/CO
10/12/2024ILIII · Driver-only0—M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC 282485356252Z/WI
02/13/2024KSIII · Driver-only1—M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC 2824853680152/WI
10/31/2023MDII · Walk-around2OOSM-WEST-EXPRESS LLC 282485368015Z/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BW NORTH TRUCK LLC423356406/27/202507/29/20252CO
M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC282485310/31/202310/12/20243WI
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.
68015ZWI—BW NORTH TRUCK LLC07/29/2025 → 07/29/20251
BUSG80CO—BW NORTH TRUCK LLC06/27/2025 → 06/27/20251
56252ZWI—M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC10/12/2024 → 10/12/20241
680152WI—M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC02/13/2024 → 02/13/20241
68015ZWI—M-WEST-EXPRESS LLC10/31/2023 → 10/31/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026