Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55GSGX0272 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenJul 4, 2023
OH
Last seenJun 29, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGLD55GSGX0272
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
Oct 10, 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
GX0272

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 4, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026FLII · Walk-around1—BRATAN INC 4187798XD712Y/FL
Mar 22, 2026WAII · Walk-around1—BRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Oct 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSBRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Sep 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—BRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Aug 17, 2025NMI · Full6OOSBRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Jul 4, 2025NVIII · Driver-only2—BRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Jun 26, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0—BRATAN INC 4187798XD943V/FL
Jan 6, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSTAIGAN INC 4090761XA116DFL/FL
Nov 15, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSTAIGAN INC 4090761XA116D/FL
Nov 5, 2024NMII · Walk-around1—WADE CONSTRUCTION LLC 388925XA116D/FL
Nov 5, 2024NMII · Walk-around1—WADE CONSTRUCTION LLC 388925XA116D/FL
Nov 5, 2024NMII · Walk-around1—WADE CONSTRUCTION LLC 388925XA116D/FL
Jul 1, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0—SN22 LLC 3889925XA116D/FL
Jun 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—SN22 LLC 3889925XA116D/FL
Apr 10, 2024IAII · Walk-around2—TAIGAN INC 4090761AB05BP/FL
Jan 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—TAIGAN INC 4090761AB05BP/FL
Jul 18, 2023NVIII · Driver-only1—SN22 LLC 3889925AB05BP/FL
Jul 4, 2023OHII · Walk-around1—SN22 LLC 3889925AB05BP/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRATAN INC4187798Jun 26, 2025Jun 29, 20267OH
TAIGAN INC4090761Jan 21, 2024Jan 6, 20254OH
WADE CONSTRUCTION LLC388925Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20243KS
SN22 LLC3889925Jul 4, 2023Jul 1, 20244NC
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.
XD712YFL1BRATAN INCJun 29, 2026 → Jun 29, 20261
XD943VFL—BRATAN INCJun 26, 2025 → Mar 22, 20266
XA116DFLFL—TAIGAN INCJan 6, 2025 → Jan 6, 20251
XA116DFL—TAIGAN INCNov 15, 2024 → Nov 15, 20241
XA116DFL1WADE CONSTRUCTION LLCNov 5, 2024 → Nov 5, 20243
XA116DFL—SN22 LLCJun 9, 2024 → Jul 1, 20242
AB05BPFL—TAIGAN INCJan 21, 2024 → Apr 10, 20242
AB05BPFL—SN22 LLCJul 4, 2023 → Jul 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026