Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSGZ3573 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenJul 17, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJGLD52GSGZ3573
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 16, 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
GZ3573

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026CAII · Walk-around2PABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Apr 2, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0PABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Mar 25, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0PABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Feb 8, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1PABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Jan 21, 2026UTI · Full20OOSPABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSPABLO E MONTEPEQUE 3634393ZP60431/CA
Oct 23, 2024UTI · Full4GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Aug 5, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAI · Full1OOSGEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Feb 21, 2024CAI · Full0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Jan 18, 2024NVII · Walk-around0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Jul 25, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Jul 25, 2023CAI · Full0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
Jul 17, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC 3782213YP60951/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PABLO E MONTEPEQUE3634393Nov 20, 2025Jul 14, 20266CA
GEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INC3782213Jul 17, 2023Oct 23, 20248CA
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.
ZP60431CA1PABLO E MONTEPEQUENov 20, 2025Jul 14, 20266
YP60951CAGEAR UP TRANSPORTATION INCJul 17, 2023Oct 23, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026