Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51GSHR7987 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 3, 2023
WI
Last seenSep 25, 2025
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLD51GSHR7987
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
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
HR7987

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 3, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025FLII · Walk-around6WSMD TRUCKING LLC 3813092AC22FM/FL
Apr 24, 2025SCIII · Driver-only4WSMD TRUCKING LLC 3813092AC22FM/FL
Feb 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2WSMD TRUCKING LLC 3813092AC22FM/FL
Sep 14, 2024FLII · Walk-around8OOSWSMD TRUCKING LLC 3813092AC22FM/FL
Mar 11, 2024IDIII · Driver-only2JBC TRUCKING LLC 3650920JD57UL/FL
Jan 26, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2JBC TRUCKING LLC 3650920JD57UL/FL
Nov 29, 2023WVIII · Driver-only2ROYAL STAR INC 3519381JD57UL/FL
Oct 12, 2023WVIII · Driver-only35N LOGISTICS LLC 3150981JD57UL/FL
Aug 3, 2023WIII · Walk-around8ROYAL STAR INC 3519381JD57UL/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WSMD TRUCKING LLC3813092Sep 14, 2024Sep 25, 20254FL
JBC TRUCKING LLC3650920Jan 26, 2024Mar 11, 20242TN
ROYAL STAR INC3519381Aug 3, 2023Nov 29, 20232PA
5N LOGISTICS LLC3150981Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231IL
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.
AC22FMFLWSMD TRUCKING LLCSep 14, 2024Sep 25, 20254
JD57ULFLJBC TRUCKING LLCJan 26, 2024Mar 11, 20242
JD57ULFLROYAL STAR INCAug 3, 2023Nov 29, 20232
JD57ULFL5N LOGISTICS LLCOct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026