Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Caterpillar CF7AA

3HTJGTKT2GN449788 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenMay 23, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
TX
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HTJGTKT2GN449788
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
449788

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
CATERPILLAR

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CATERPILLAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CF7AA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 23, 2024 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around3GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around6GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
Nov 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around1GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
Sep 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
Aug 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
May 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC 43923681N41074/TX
Feb 21, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0HAUL BROOKE INC 19845541N41074/TX
Feb 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1HAUL BROOKE INC 19845541N41074/TX
May 23, 2024TXI · Full3HAUL BROOKE INC 19845541N41074/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLC4392368May 12, 2025Feb 10, 20267TX
HAUL BROOKE INC1984554May 23, 2024Feb 21, 20253TX
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.
1N41074TXGULF COAST CONTAINER SOLUTIONS LLCMay 12, 2025Feb 10, 20267
1N41074TXHAUL BROOKE INCMay 23, 2024Feb 21, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026