Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKBGLDRXGSHL0778 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 24, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKBGLDRXGSHL0778
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
Jun 30, 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
BGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HL0778

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 24, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CTIII · Driver-only1B&B SMART LOGISTICS CORP 4039195AZ972Z/NJ
Oct 18, 2025NJI · Full2B&B SMART LOGISTICS CORP 4039195AZ972Z/NJ
Jul 1, 2025MDI · Full3B&B SMART LOGISTICS CORP 4039195LNT0976/FL
Nov 2, 2024NJI · Full11OOSEMPIRE 23 LOGISTICS LLC 3311441AY834K/NJ
Jun 24, 2024PAII · Walk-around7OOSTWENTY71 LLC 4003718AY834K/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B&B SMART LOGISTICS CORP4039195Jul 1, 2025Jun 11, 20263NJ
EMPIRE 23 LOGISTICS LLC3311441Nov 2, 2024Nov 2, 20241NJ
TWENTY71 LLC4003718Jun 24, 2024Jun 24, 20241PA
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.
AZ972ZNJB&B SMART LOGISTICS CORPOct 18, 2025Jun 11, 20262
LNT0976FLB&B SMART LOGISTICS CORPJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
AY834KNJEMPIRE 23 LOGISTICS LLCNov 2, 2024Nov 2, 20241
AY834KNJTWENTY71 LLCJun 24, 2024Jun 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026