Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGED53GSGY4523 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 7, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 12, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGED53GSGY4523
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 20, 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
JGED5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GY4523

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 · 495 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 495 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 495 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 495 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 495 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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Jan 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around4ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Nov 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around6ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Jun 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
May 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Mar 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around4ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791N13882/TX
Mar 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SOUTH-POINT CONSTRUCTORS A JOINT VENTURE 38803251N13882/TX
Sep 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around6ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC 25176791M87306/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD BURNS TRUCKING INC2517679Sep 7, 2023Jan 12, 20258TX
SOUTH-POINT CONSTRUCTORS A JOINT VENTURE3880325Mar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241TX
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.
1N13882TXROAD BURNS TRUCKING INCMar 23, 2024Jan 12, 20257
1N13882TXSOUTH-POINT CONSTRUCTORS A JOINT VENTUREMar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241
1M87306TXROAD BURNS TRUCKING INCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026