Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55GSGS3016 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenOct 14, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLD55GSGS3016
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
GS3016

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 · Oct 14, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around1MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776ZP63356/CA
Apr 11, 2026CAI · Full6OOSMSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776ZP63356/CA
Mar 25, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776ZP63356/CA
Nov 11, 2025AZI · Full1MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776ZP63356/CA
Jul 8, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2ONAWA EXPRESS LLC 4103748ZP63356/CA
Jun 26, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2ONAWA EXPRESS LLC 4103748ZP63356/CA
May 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776ZP63356/CA
Mar 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776YP94259/CA
Feb 20, 2025AZII · Walk-around4MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776YP94259/CA
Nov 1, 2024AZII · Walk-around5MSK TRANSPORT LLC 3994776YP94259/CA
Dec 22, 2023CAII · Walk-around0TAI NGOC NGUYEN 3469265YP94259/CA
Dec 16, 2023CAII · Walk-around3TAI NGOC NGUYEN 3469265YP94259/CA
Oct 14, 2023CAI · Full1TAI NGOC NGUYEN 3469265YP94259/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSK TRANSPORT LLC3994776Nov 1, 2024Apr 24, 20268CA
ONAWA EXPRESS LLC4103748Jun 26, 2025Jul 8, 20252CA
TAI NGOC NGUYEN3469265Oct 14, 2023Dec 22, 20233CA
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.
ZP63356CAMSK TRANSPORT LLCMay 15, 2025Apr 24, 20265
ZP63356CAONAWA EXPRESS LLCJun 26, 2025Jul 8, 20252
YP94259CAMSK TRANSPORT LLCNov 1, 2024Mar 23, 20253
YP94259CATAI NGOC NGUYENOct 14, 2023Dec 22, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026