Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSGW0355 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenAug 13, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 3, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLD53GSGW0355
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 14, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GW0355

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 13, 2023 – Oct 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 3, 2025CAI · Full6OOSRED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257ZP52191/CA
Sep 5, 2025TXI · Full3OOSRED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257ZP52191/CA
Feb 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0RED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257XP87437/CA
Oct 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around3OOSRED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257XP87437/CA
Aug 21, 2024AZII · Walk-around0RED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257XP87437/CA
Aug 8, 2024NMII · Walk-around0RED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257XP87437/CA
Jul 25, 2024AZII · Walk-around4RED MOON LOGISTICS LLC 3019257XP87437/CA
Jun 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around2MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Mar 20, 2024AZII · Walk-around3MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Feb 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Dec 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Nov 15, 2023CAI · Full6OOSMHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Sep 27, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Aug 13, 2023NMII · Walk-around1MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
Aug 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MHER CHOPURYAN 2858153XP87437/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED MOON LOGISTICS LLC3019257Jul 25, 2024Oct 3, 20257CA
MHER CHOPURYAN2858153Aug 13, 2023Jun 8, 20249CA
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.
ZP52191CARED MOON LOGISTICS LLCSep 5, 2025Oct 3, 20252
XP87437CARED MOON LOGISTICS LLCJul 25, 2024Feb 22, 20255
XP87437CAMHER CHOPURYANAug 13, 2023Jun 8, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026