Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGHDVXGSHC6943 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 20, 2023
MS
Last seenSep 30, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGHDVXGSHC6943
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 12, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HC6943

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.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 30, 2026MSIII · Driver-only1—BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086K823285/AR
Jul 8, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0—BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086K823285/AR
Sep 12, 2025MSI · Full2—B & T EXPRESS INC 285442PWY2020/OH
May 14, 2024ALII · Walk-around3—B & T EXPRESS INC 285442PWY2020/OH
Dec 20, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0—B & T EXPRESS INC 285442PWY2020/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC1941086Jul 8, 2026Sep 30, 20262AL
B & T EXPRESS INC285442Dec 20, 2023Sep 12, 20253OH
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.
K823285AR1BLAIR LOGISTICS LLCJul 8, 2026 → Sep 30, 20262
PWY2020OH—B & T EXPRESS INCDec 20, 2023 → Sep 12, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026