Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGDDV0GSGT3558 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenOct 17, 2023
OH
Last seenMay 19, 2026
OH
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKBGDDV0GSGT3558
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 16, 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
BGDDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
GT3558

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 · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 408 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 17, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026OHII · Walk-around0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
May 8, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Feb 10, 2026OHII · Walk-around0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Nov 5, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Apr 18, 2025KYI · Full0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Sep 17, 2024OHII · Walk-around1BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Aug 19, 2024OHI · Full6OOSBIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
May 8, 2024WVII · Walk-around3OOSBIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ2057/OH
Apr 15, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Mar 28, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Feb 7, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Dec 14, 2023OHI · Full3BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
Oct 17, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC 4003378PWZ0257/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INC4003378Oct 17, 2023May 19, 202613OH
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.
PWZ0257OHBIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INCOct 17, 2023May 19, 202612
PWZ2057OHBIG SANDY DISTRIBUTION INCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026