Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGED54GSGY4496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 24, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 25, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGED54GSGY4496
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 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
JGED5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GY4496

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025TXI · Full7OOSKELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
Apr 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around2KELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
Oct 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around2KELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
Jul 25, 2024TXI · Full3OOSKELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
Nov 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around3KELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
Nov 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around3SALDANAS TRUCKING CO INC 19737311M39779/TX
Jul 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around2KELLY ELAM 25523111M39779/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KELLY ELAM2552311Jul 24, 2023Sep 25, 20256TX
SALDANAS TRUCKING CO INC1973731Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231TX
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.
1M39779TXKELLY ELAMJul 24, 2023Sep 25, 20256
1M39779TXSALDANAS TRUCKING CO INCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026