Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56GSHV6853 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 24, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 29, 2026
MS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLD56GSHV6853
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
HV6853

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC 29448553823610/IN
Oct 31, 2025TNII · Walk-around1TRX SOUTHEAST INC 22560813369951/IN
Oct 23, 2025TNI · Full2OOSTRX SOUTHEAST INC 22560813369951/IN
Jun 20, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1TRX SOUTHEAST INC 22560813369951/IN
May 22, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSTRX SOUTHEAST INC 22560813369951/IN
Jan 7, 2025ARII · Walk-around2OOSTRX SOUTHEAST INC 22560813369951/IN
Nov 17, 2023TNI · Full0STG DRAYAGE LLC 6881432614681/IN
Oct 24, 2023MOII · Walk-around4STG DRAYAGE LLC 6881432614681/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC2944855Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261OH
TRX SOUTHEAST INC2256081Jan 7, 2025Oct 31, 20255OH
STG DRAYAGE LLC688143Oct 24, 2023Nov 17, 20232OH
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.
3823610INMIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
3369951INTRX SOUTHEAST INCJan 7, 2025Oct 31, 20255
2614681INSTG DRAYAGE LLCOct 24, 2023Nov 17, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026