Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSHC7278 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenOct 19, 2023
SC
Last seenJun 28, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJGLD52GSHC7278
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 21, 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
HC7278

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Jun 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOS4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC 4163951NONE/UK
Jun 9, 2025VAIII · Driver-only7OOS4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC 4163951R739531/TX
Apr 30, 2025NCII · Walk-around4OOS4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC 41639510523T95/TX
Apr 29, 2025SCI · Full19OOS4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC 41639510523T95/TX
Feb 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOS4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC 41639510523T95/TX
Jan 21, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1SHIVA LOGISTICS INC 288629546098PZ/VA
Oct 19, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1SHIVA LOGISTICS INC 288629546098PZ/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLC4163951Feb 11, 2025Jun 28, 20255TX
SHIVA LOGISTICS INC2886295Oct 19, 2023Jan 21, 20242VA
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.
NONEUK4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 28, 2025Jun 28, 20251
R739531TX4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
0523T95TX4 CLOVER TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 11, 2025Apr 30, 20253
46098PZVASHIVA LOGISTICS INCOct 19, 2023Jan 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026