Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSHD3259 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMay 27, 2024
WA
Last seenAug 30, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLD56GSHD3259
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 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
HD3259

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 · May 27, 2024 – Aug 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2025CAI · Full0SKY WING TRUCKING LLC 428648771912RP/WA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SKY WING TRUCKING LLC 428648771912RP/WA
Jun 3, 2025ORII · Walk-around1OOSSKY WING TRUCKING LLC 428648771912RP/WA
Dec 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SKY WING TRUCKING LLC 428648771912RP/WA
Aug 16, 2024ORIII · Driver-only3OOSRNAV TRANS LLC 353975571912RP/WA
Jul 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around0RNAV TRANS LLC 353975571912RP/WA
Jun 10, 2024ORIII · Driver-only2OOSRNAV TRANS LLC 353975571912RP/WA
May 27, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0RNAV TRANS LLC 353975571912RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKY WING TRUCKING LLC4286487Dec 18, 2024Aug 30, 20254WA
RNAV TRANS LLC3539755May 27, 2024Aug 16, 20244WA
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.
71912RPWASKY WING TRUCKING LLCDec 18, 2024Aug 30, 20254
71912RPWARNAV TRANS LLCMay 27, 2024Aug 16, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026