Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54GSGU0504 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenDec 13, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJGLD54GSGU0504
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 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GU0504

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026CAI · Full0RS TRUCKING INC 14279399G88333/CA
Jun 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around1RS TRUCKING INC 14279399G88333/CA
Mar 23, 2026CAI · Full3SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Jan 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Jan 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around1SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Sep 5, 2025CAI · Full0SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full4OOSSKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
May 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAI · Full0SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Dec 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Nov 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Nov 14, 2024CAI · Full1SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Nov 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
Dec 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC 2147715XP76753/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RS TRUCKING INC1427939Jun 15, 2026Jul 14, 20262CA
SKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INC2147715Dec 13, 2023Mar 23, 202612CA
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.
9G88333CA1RS TRUCKING INCJun 15, 2026Jul 14, 20262
XP76753CASKYLINK TRANSPORTATION INCDec 13, 2023Mar 23, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026