Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55GSHB0961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 13, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 16, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD55GSHB0961
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
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
HB0961

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 · Jan 13, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0KNF TRANSPORT LLC 3454096R827156/TX
Mar 21, 2026OKI · Full1NCTT LLC 3371049R827156/TX
Aug 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NCTT LLC 3371049R700538/TX
Aug 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HAYNES ENTERPRISES INC 854433R700538/TX
Apr 15, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2NCTT LLC 3371049R700538/TX
Jan 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around4NATE TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 3629567R700538/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNF TRANSPORT LLC3454096Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261TX
NCTT LLC3371049Apr 15, 2025Mar 21, 20263TX
HAYNES ENTERPRISES INC854433Aug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251TX
NATE TRANSPORTATIONS LLC3629567Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R827156TX1KNF TRANSPORT LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
R827156TXNCTT LLCMar 21, 2026Mar 21, 20261
R700538TXHAYNES ENTERPRISES INCAug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251
R700538TXNCTT LLCApr 15, 2025Aug 5, 20252
R700538TXNATE TRANSPORTATIONS LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026