Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDV2GSHC5298 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 14
First seenJan 21, 2025
TX
Last seenDec 8, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
3AKJGHDV2GSHC5298
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 16, 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
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
HC5298

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 · Jan 21, 2025 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSD'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Nov 20, 2025TXI · Full6D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Sep 25, 2025USI · Full6D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Sep 2, 2025USI · Full4D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 330240770EP8H/MX
Aug 21, 2025USI · Full0D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Aug 20, 2025TXI · Full6D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Jul 24, 2025TXI · Full3D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Jul 14, 2025TXI · Full4OOSD'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Jun 12, 2025TXI · Full0D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
May 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
May 10, 2025TXI · Full3D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
May 7, 2025TXI · Full1D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC 3302407ZP57197/CA
Jan 21, 2025TXI · Full8ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 189062570EP8H/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INC3302407May 7, 2025Dec 8, 202513CA
ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC1890625Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251CA
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.
ZP57197CAD'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INCMay 7, 2025Dec 8, 202512
70EP8HMXD'LUCIO'S LOGISTICS INCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
70EP8HMXELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026