Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD50GSFN4171 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 25, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 31, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJGLD50GSFN4171
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
JGLD5

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
FN4171

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 25, 2023 – May 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2026INIII · Driver-only2JKB TRANSPORT INC 45552331AB99P/MA
May 1, 2025SDI · Full12OOS5N LOGISTICS LLC 31509811AB99P/MA
Oct 4, 2024CTII · Walk-around3DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC 30690391AB99P/MA
Aug 16, 2024VAIII · Driver-only3DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC 30690391AB99P/MA
Mar 25, 2024USII · Walk-around3DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC 30690391AB99P/MA
Dec 25, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC 3069039AB99P/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JKB TRANSPORT INC4555233May 31, 2026May 31, 20261MA
5N LOGISTICS LLC3150981May 1, 2025May 1, 20251IL
DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC3069039Dec 25, 2023Oct 4, 20244MA
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.
1AB99PMAJKB TRANSPORT INCMay 31, 2026May 31, 20261
1AB99PMA5N LOGISTICS LLCMay 1, 2025May 1, 20251
1AB99PMADUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INCMar 25, 2024Oct 4, 20243
AB99PMADUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INCDec 25, 2023Dec 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026