Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6GSGV8540 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen05/07/2025
TN
Last seen10/14/2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
3AKJGLDR6GSGV8540
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 · 05/07/2025 – 10/14/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/14/2025TNIII · Driver-only0—AA2 EXPRESS LLC 3561329R566454/TX
08/22/2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSSANTA TRUCKING LLC 3482657R566454/TX
08/14/2025OHI · Full2—SANTA TRUCKING LLC 3482657R566454/TX
08/07/2025TNIII · Driver-only1—SANTA TRUCKING LLC 3482657R566454/TX
05/07/2025TNII · Walk-around0—EXCEL TRANS MANAGEMENT INC 2574872R566454/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AA2 EXPRESS LLC356132910/14/202510/14/20251TX
SANTA TRUCKING LLC348265708/07/202508/22/20253TX
EXCEL TRANS MANAGEMENT INC257487205/07/202505/07/20251CA
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.
R566454TX—AA2 EXPRESS LLC10/14/2025 → 10/14/20251
R566454TX—SANTA TRUCKING LLC08/07/2025 → 08/22/20253
R566454TX—EXCEL TRANS MANAGEMENT INC05/07/2025 → 05/07/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026