Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBGXGSGZ8556 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenSep 1, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 7, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJGLBGXGSGZ8556
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 14, 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
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
GZ8556

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 · Sep 1, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around1RAFAEL ALVAREZ 3496231YP98340/CA
Mar 8, 2026NMII · Walk-around1RAFAEL ALVAREZ 3496231YP98340/CA
Mar 3, 2026ALII · Walk-around5OOSRAFAEL ALVAREZ 3496231YP98340/CA
Oct 17, 2025AZI · Full5RAFAEL ALVAREZ 3496231YP98340/CA
May 19, 2025LAI · Full8OOSJL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Dec 3, 2024CAI · Full4JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Nov 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Oct 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around2JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Oct 11, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Jun 1, 2024AZII · Walk-around1JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Apr 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Mar 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Feb 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Sep 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around2JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Sep 11, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0JL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
Sep 1, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSJL XPRESS LLC 3889732YP98340/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAFAEL ALVAREZ3496231Oct 17, 2025Apr 7, 20264CA
JL XPRESS LLC3889732Sep 1, 2023May 19, 202512CA
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.
YP98340CARAFAEL ALVAREZOct 17, 2025Apr 7, 20264
YP98340CAJL XPRESS LLCSep 1, 2023May 19, 202512
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026