Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52GSHG4864 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 4, 2024
KY
Last seenMay 14, 2025
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
3AKJGLD52GSHG4864
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
HG4864

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 · Jun 4, 2024 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025ARI · Full0A-MAX CARRIERS INC 422031219R123N/TX
Mar 4, 2025OHIII · Driver-only5A-MAX CARRIERS INC 422031299S993M/TX
Feb 12, 2025FLII · Walk-around2A-MAX CARRIERS INC 422031299M964M/TX
Dec 12, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2BRAVO LINES LLC 2630113R702437/TX
Nov 5, 2024KSII · Walk-around1BRAVO LINES LLC 2630113238WZ9/CA
Sep 18, 2024KSIII · Driver-only2BRAVO LINES LLC 2630113R702437/TX
Jun 4, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2BRAVO LINES LLC 2630113R702437/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A-MAX CARRIERS INC4220312Feb 12, 2025May 14, 20253TX
BRAVO LINES LLC2630113Jun 4, 2024Dec 12, 20244TX
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.
19R123NTXA-MAX CARRIERS INCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
99S993MTXA-MAX CARRIERS INCMar 4, 2025Mar 4, 20251
99M964MTXA-MAX CARRIERS INCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
R702437TXBRAVO LINES LLCJun 4, 2024Dec 12, 20243
238WZ9CABRAVO LINES LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026