Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGADV9GDHN2857 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Day cab
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenApr 29, 2024
KS
Last seenJul 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKBGADV9GDHN2857
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BGADV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
HN2857

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
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 395 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 395 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 395 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 395 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full2OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full0THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Jul 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Mar 20, 2026CAI · Full6OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Oct 8, 2025CAI · Full0THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Oct 8, 2025CAI · Full8OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
May 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around0THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Feb 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 298586587766Z3/CA
Apr 29, 2024KSII · Walk-around0ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION 2390042811613/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC2985865Feb 25, 2025Jul 8, 20269CA
ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION239004Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241MS
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.
87766Z3CA1THE CRUZ TRUCKING INCFeb 25, 2025Jul 8, 20269
2811613INATLAS ROOFING CORPORATIONApr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026