Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSGU5305 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 17
First seenFeb 13, 2024
US
Last seenJun 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJGLD51GSGU5305
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 14, 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
GU5305

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 13, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around0MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236860BF4J/MX
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236860BF4J/TA
May 21, 2026USIII · Driver-only0MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Apr 9, 2026TXI · Full7MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236860BF4J/TA
Apr 2, 2026USI · Full4OOSMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236860BF4J/MX
Feb 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around3MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236860BF4J/MX
Jul 23, 2025USII · Walk-around1OOSMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Sep 14, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Sep 10, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Aug 16, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Jun 26, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
May 22, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Apr 10, 2024USI · Full0MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Apr 3, 2024TXI · Full4MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
Feb 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MARAL CARRIERS LLC 198779907ER8P/TA
Feb 13, 2024USII · Walk-around3MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 327236807ER8P/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV3272368Feb 13, 2024Jun 25, 202616TA
MARAL CARRIERS LLC1987799Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
60BF4JMX1MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CVFeb 28, 2026Jun 25, 20263
60BF4JTAMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CVApr 9, 2026May 28, 20262
07ER8PMXMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CVFeb 13, 2024May 21, 202611
07ER8PTAMARAL CARRIERS LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026