Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53GSHL7774 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 17, 2024
NM
Last seenMar 28, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLD53GSHL7774
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 30, 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
HL7774

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 · Feb 17, 2024 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026KSII · Walk-around0H L B AND ASSOCIATES INC 480475R782957/TX
Jun 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0H L B AND ASSOCIATES INC 480475R782957/TX
Dec 27, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSART TRANSPORT INC 1058546K828332/AR
Mar 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ALPINA LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LLC 3508075R692144/TX
Feb 17, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0ALPINA LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LLC 3508075R692144/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H L B AND ASSOCIATES INC480475Jun 30, 2025Mar 28, 20262TX
ART TRANSPORT INC1058546Dec 27, 2024Dec 27, 20241AR
ALPINA LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LLC3508075Feb 17, 2024Mar 26, 20242TX
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.
R782957TXH L B AND ASSOCIATES INCJun 30, 2025Mar 28, 20262
K828332ARART TRANSPORT INCDec 27, 2024Dec 27, 20241
R692144TXALPINA LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LLCFeb 17, 2024Mar 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026