Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55GSGU6263 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
8 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 13, 2025
MD
Last seenNov 10, 2025
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 8 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
3AKJGLD55GSGU6263
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
Jul 12, 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
GU6263

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 · Mar 13, 2025 – Nov 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 10, 2025PAII · Walk-around6TRANSFORMER EXPRESS LLC 3735161AH21670/PA
Oct 28, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3PHOENIX CARGO LLC 3077362AH21670/PA
May 1, 2025MDII · Walk-around1POLK EXPRESS INC 3018837AH21670/PA
Mar 13, 2025MDII · Walk-around2GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORT INC 4064953AH21670/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSFORMER EXPRESS LLC3735161Nov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251NY
PHOENIX CARGO LLC3077362Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251OH
POLK EXPRESS INC3018837May 1, 2025May 1, 20251NC
GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORT INC4064953Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251IN
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.
AH21670PATRANSFORMER EXPRESS LLCNov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251
AH21670PAPHOENIX CARGO LLCOct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251
AH21670PAPOLK EXPRESS INCMay 1, 2025May 1, 20251
AH21670PAGOLD STANDARD TRANSPORT INCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026