Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV1GSHC5311 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenApr 2, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 27, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJGHDV1GSHC5311
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
Jul 31, 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
JGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
HC5311

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 · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,111 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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 2, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026KSII · Walk-around8OOSRITE-WAY EXPRESS LLC 29865311M68967/TX
Mar 25, 2026TXI · Full11OOSRITE-WAY EXPRESS LLC 2986531R508975/TX
Jul 2, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DSV ROAD TRANSPORT INC 30161R681937/TX
Apr 2, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DSV ROAD TRANSPORT INC 30161R681937/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RITE-WAY EXPRESS LLC2986531Mar 25, 2026Jul 27, 20262TX
DSV ROAD TRANSPORT INC30161Apr 2, 2024Jul 2, 20242MT
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.
1M68967TX1RITE-WAY EXPRESS LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
R508975TXRITE-WAY EXPRESS LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
R681937TXDSV ROAD TRANSPORT INCApr 2, 2024Jul 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026