Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD50GSHC0281 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenFeb 22, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 18, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLD50GSHC0281
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 20, 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
HC0281

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 · Feb 22, 2024 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TROY TRUCKING LLC 4053699P1228154/IL
Oct 20, 2025CAI · Full1TROY TRUCKING LLC 4053699P1228154/IL
Aug 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSVALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199P1228154/IL
Jul 16, 2024CAI · Full3OOSVALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199P1228154/IL
Jun 9, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199P1228154/IL
May 9, 2024AZI · Full7OOSJJB TRANS LLC 3964665P1228154/IL
Mar 20, 2024CAI · Full0JJB TRANS LLC 3964665P1228154/IL
Mar 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0JJB TRANS LLC 3964665P1228154/IL
Feb 22, 2024CAI · Full7OOSJJB TRANS LLC 3964665P1228154/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TROY TRUCKING LLC4053699Oct 20, 2025Nov 18, 20252IN
VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC3499199Jun 9, 2024Aug 24, 20243OH
JJB TRANS LLC3964665Feb 22, 2024May 9, 20244IL
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.
P1228154ILTROY TRUCKING LLCOct 20, 2025Nov 18, 20252
P1228154ILVALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 9, 2024Aug 24, 20243
P1228154ILJJB TRANS LLCMar 9, 2024May 9, 20243
P1228154INJJB TRANS LLCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026