Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBGXGSHN4480 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 5, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 9, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJGLBGXGSHN4480
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 25, 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
HN4480

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 5, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026GAIII · Driver-only7PROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
Mar 18, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1PROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
Dec 18, 2025GAII · Walk-around3OOSPROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
Aug 9, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3OOSPROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
Mar 22, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2OOSPROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
Oct 27, 2023MDII · Walk-around0LIONHART TRANSPORTATION LLC 2207361C088EL/GA
Sep 5, 2023SCIII · Driver-only3PROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC 4088788C088EL/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INC4088788Sep 5, 2023Jul 9, 20266GA
LIONHART TRANSPORTATION LLC2207361Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231FL
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.
C088ELGA1PROUD TO SERVE TRANSPORT INCSep 5, 2023Jul 9, 20266
C088ELGALIONHART TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026