Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG0GSHF5245 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenMay 19, 2024
AZ
Last seenOct 31, 2025
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLBG0GSHF5245
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 30, 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
HF5245

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 19, 2024 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025WYII · Walk-around9OOSOVERLAND TRANSPORT LLC 4213751DF24DF/FL
May 25, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4OOSESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLC 3783193XA543Q/FL
Nov 20, 2024KSII · Walk-around6OOSESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLC 3783193XA542Q/FL
Oct 7, 2024SDIII · Driver-only4OOSESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLC 3783193XA543Q/FL
May 19, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLC 3783193NOPLATE/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OVERLAND TRANSPORT LLC4213751Oct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251FL
ESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLC3783193May 19, 2024May 25, 20254FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
DF24DFFLOVERLAND TRANSPORT LLCOct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251
XA543QFLESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLCOct 7, 2024May 25, 20252
XA542QFLESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
NOPLATEFLESS SERVICES & REPAIRS LLCMay 19, 2024May 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026