Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSGT2229 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 13, 2023
MI
Last seenApr 24, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGLD51GSGT2229
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
GT2229

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 · Aug 13, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0PITBULL EXPRESS INC 2400019P1131469/IL
Mar 18, 2026KYII · Walk-around3PITBULL EXPRESS INC 2400019P1131469/IL
Oct 21, 2025MNI · Full3OOSCARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC 1921315P1219118/IL
Jan 21, 2025WIII · Walk-around1OOSCARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC 1921315P1219118/IL
Sep 6, 2024WIIV · Special0CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC 1921315P1219118/IL
Nov 21, 2023OHII · Walk-around0CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC 1921315P1177648/IL
Aug 13, 2023MIII · Walk-around3CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC 1921315P1177648/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PITBULL EXPRESS INC2400019Mar 18, 2026Apr 24, 20262IL
CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC1921315Aug 13, 2023Oct 21, 20255IL
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.
P1131469ILPITBULL EXPRESS INCMar 18, 2026Apr 24, 20262
P1219118ILCARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INCSep 6, 2024Oct 21, 20253
P1177648ILCARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INCAug 13, 2023Nov 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026