Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8GSGZ3211 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seen11/09/2023
WY
Last seen07/30/2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJGLDR8GSGZ3211
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
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 11/09/2023 – 07/30/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/30/2025WAII · Walk-around9—EMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP21044/WA
07/18/2025WAI · Full11OOSEMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP21044/WA
01/06/2025WAI · Full8—EMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP09720/WA
11/06/2024WAIII · Driver-only0—EMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP09720/WA
08/30/2024UTI · Full9—EMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP09720/WA
05/13/2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSEMPIRE CARGO LLC 3876111RP09720/WA
03/22/2024WAIII · Driver-only0—KD TRANSPORTATION LLC 3522396RP09720/WA
11/09/2023WYIII · Driver-only1—KD TRANSPORTATION LLC 3522396RP09720/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE CARGO LLC387611105/13/202407/30/20256WA
KD TRANSPORTATION LLC352239611/09/202303/22/20242WA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
RP21044WA—EMPIRE CARGO LLC07/18/2025 → 07/30/20252
RP09720WA—EMPIRE CARGO LLC05/13/2024 → 01/06/20254
RP09720WA—KD TRANSPORTATION LLC11/09/2023 → 03/22/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026