Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSGY2394 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 21, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 4, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLD52GSGY2394
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 19, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
GY2394

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 21, 2023 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026CAI · Full0E&A TRANSPORT LLC 3874235ZP77836/CA
Mar 9, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1OOSE&A TRANSPORT LLC 3874235ZP78836/CA
Jun 11, 2025MDIII · Driver-only1SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
Jun 2, 2025WAII · Walk-around5OOSSHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
May 6, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
May 5, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
Apr 28, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
Apr 15, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290P1288680/IL
Mar 13, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290TEMP/IL
Aug 21, 2023WAI · Full5OOSUNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 2114777YAKB606/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E&A TRANSPORT LLC3874235Mar 9, 2026May 4, 20262CA
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC3526290Mar 13, 2025Jun 11, 20257IL
UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC2114777Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231OR
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.
ZP77836CAE&A TRANSPORT LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
ZP78836CAE&A TRANSPORT LLCMar 9, 2026Mar 9, 20261
P1288680ILSHIELDCARRIERS LLCApr 15, 2025Jun 11, 20256
TEMPILSHIELDCARRIERS LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
YAKB606ORUNITED TRANSPORT S LLCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026