Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD50GSHM0471 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 25, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 20, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLD50GSHM0471
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 21, 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
HM0471

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 · Jun 25, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0DG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3888346XE334I/FL
Mar 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around8DG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3888346XE334I/FL
Sep 11, 2024KSII · Walk-around4OOSDG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3888346AB58IU/FL
Jun 19, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1DG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3888346AB58IU/FL
Dec 14, 2023COIII · Driver-only1DG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 3888346AB58IU/FL
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around3H & C TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3505511AB97RP/FL
Jun 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around4OOSH & C TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3505511JD97PB/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC3888346Dec 14, 2023Mar 20, 20265FL
H & C TRANSPORT SERVICES INC3505511Jun 25, 2023Oct 24, 20232FL
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.
XE334IFLDG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCMar 17, 2026Mar 20, 20262
AB58IUFLDG TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCDec 14, 2023Sep 11, 20243
AB97RPFLH & C TRANSPORT SERVICES INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
JD97PBFLH & C TRANSPORT SERVICES INCJun 25, 2023Jun 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026