Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSHH9920 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 10, 2023
PA
Last seenMay 19, 2026
DE
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLD56GSHH9920
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
HH9920

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026DEIII · Driver-only1JAFRAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3942138J734AA/NJ
May 16, 2026NJI · Full2OOSJAFRAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3942138J734AA/NJ
Jan 30, 2026OHII · Walk-around3MARINA EXPRESS LLC 4217072AZ987V/NJ
Jan 13, 2026MAII · Walk-around6TEJEDA TRUCKING LLC 4205631AZ987V/NJ
Aug 27, 2025MDII · Walk-around3TEJEDA TRUCKING LLC 4205631AZ987V/NJ
Aug 24, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0F M BROWN'S SONS INC 333103282704/IN
Aug 10, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1F M BROWN'S SONS INC 333103282704/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAFRAN TRANSPORTATION LLC3942138May 16, 2026May 19, 20262PA
MARINA EXPRESS LLC4217072Jan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261NJ
TEJEDA TRUCKING LLC4205631Aug 27, 2025Jan 13, 20262NJ
F M BROWN'S SONS INC33310Aug 10, 2023Aug 24, 20232PA
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.
J734AANJJAFRAN TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 16, 2026May 19, 20262
AZ987VNJMARINA EXPRESS LLCJan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261
AZ987VNJTEJEDA TRUCKING LLCAug 27, 2025Jan 13, 20262
3282704INF M BROWN'S SONS INCAug 10, 2023Aug 24, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026