Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSHP5550 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMar 8, 2024
MD
Last seenSep 11, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD56GSHP5550
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 25, 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
HP5550

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 8, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around7OOSKG LOGISTICS & SOLUTIONS CORP 440445455957PZ/VA
Jul 15, 2024MDI · Full4OOSHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745AW357U/NJ
Jun 21, 2024NYIII · Driver-only4OOSHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745AW357U/NJ
Jun 19, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745AW357U/NJ
May 16, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2HM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745AW357U/NJ
Mar 8, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745AW357U/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KG LOGISTICS & SOLUTIONS CORP4404454Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251GA
HM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC4030745Mar 8, 2024Jul 15, 20245PA
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.
55957PZVAKG LOGISTICS & SOLUTIONS CORPSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
AW357UNJHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 8, 2024Jul 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026