Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG5GSHB0530 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 13, 2023
NY
Last seenOct 28, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJGLBG5GSHB0530
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HB0530

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0HIMILO TRUCKING LLC 3655926PZA2828/MN
Sep 2, 2025KYI · Full0HIMILO TRUCKING LLC 3655926PZA2828/MN
Nov 22, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0HIMILO TRUCKING LLC 3655926PZA2828/MN
Aug 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0YOPO EXPEDITE INC 2435654PZA2828/MN
Dec 13, 2023NYII · Walk-around2VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562PZA2828/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIMILO TRUCKING LLC3655926Nov 22, 2024Oct 28, 20253MN
YOPO EXPEDITE INC2435654Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241IL
VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC2889562Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231IL
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.
PZA2828MNHIMILO TRUCKING LLCNov 22, 2024Oct 28, 20253
PZA2828MNYOPO EXPEDITE INCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
PZA2828MNVENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026