Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSHB3551 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenMar 29, 2024
TN
Last seenJul 6, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLD51GSHB3551
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
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
HB3551

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 · Mar 29, 2024 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026AZII · Walk-around7OOSELROE TRUCKING LLC 3662473R823190/TX
Aug 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSGREEN TRANZ LLC 3032690R699372/TX
Feb 27, 2025SDIII · Driver-only4ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R699372/TX
Feb 22, 2025UTI · Full9OOSERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R699372/TX
Dec 19, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1OOSERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R699372/TX
Sep 4, 2024COII · Walk-around4OOSERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R699372/TX
Mar 29, 2024TNII · Walk-around5OOSERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R699372/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELROE TRUCKING LLC3662473Jul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261TX
GREEN TRANZ LLC3032690Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251TX
ERCA LOGISTICS LLC3503555Mar 29, 2024Feb 27, 20255TX
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.
R823190TX1ELROE TRUCKING LLCJul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261
R699372TXGREEN TRANZ LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
R699372TXERCA LOGISTICS LLCMar 29, 2024Feb 27, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026