Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGEDV2GSHT7996 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 23, 2024
LA
Last seenMar 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKGGEDV2GSHT7996
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
GGEDV

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
HT7996

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 · 61 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 61 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 61 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 61 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 61 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 · Aug 23, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026TXI · Full4MARTINEZ J A LLC 42153561N81160/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXI · Full8OOSMARTINEZ J A LLC 42153561N81160/TX
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around3MARTINEZ J A LLC 42153561N81160/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSMARTINEZ J A LLC 4215356BYR05807/TX
Aug 23, 2024LAII · Walk-around0LINDEN BULK TRANSPORTATION LLC 2897186AT247A/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTINEZ J A LLC4215356Oct 30, 2025Mar 27, 20264TX
LINDEN BULK TRANSPORTATION LLC2897186Aug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241NJ
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.
1N81160TXMARTINEZ J A LLCFeb 5, 2026Mar 27, 20263
BYR05807TXMARTINEZ J A LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
AT247ANJ1LINDEN BULK TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026