Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSHC5099 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 11, 2023
AZ
Last seenApr 21, 2026
TX
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
3AKJGLD53GSHC5099
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
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
HC5099

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 11, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ZURGA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3432004R809533/TX
Jan 6, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 291039878480A/NV
Dec 20, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 291039878480A/NV
Nov 5, 2024UTII · Walk-around2HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 291039878480A/NV
Sep 18, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 291039878480A/NV
May 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 291039878480A/NV
Jul 28, 2023UTI · Full3SIX BROS TRUCKING LLC 326584878480A/NV
Jul 11, 2023AZII · Walk-around2OOSSIX BROS TRUCKING LLC 3265848784804/NV
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZURGA TRANSPORTATION LLC3432004Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261TX
HABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLC2910398May 29, 2024Jan 6, 20255GA
SIX BROS TRUCKING LLC3265848Jul 11, 2023Jul 28, 20232NV
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.
R809533TXZURGA TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
78480ANVHABESHA TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 29, 2024Jan 6, 20255
78480ANVSIX BROS TRUCKING LLCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
784804NVSIX BROS TRUCKING LLCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026