Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSBT5735 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 21, 2023
IL
Last seenNov 23, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJGLD57GSBT5735
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
Jul 12, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
BT5735

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 21, 2023 – Nov 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 23, 2025TNII · Walk-around1NALE LOGISTICS & EXPEDITE LLC 2286796W3245HY/TN
Apr 25, 2024WVIII · Driver-only2OOSJ HOP TRUCKING INC 2307605R3980HY/TN
Feb 2, 2024TNIII · Driver-only3OOSJ HOP TRUCKING INC 2307605R3980HY/TN
Aug 21, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 154237A319610/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NALE LOGISTICS & EXPEDITE LLC2286796Nov 23, 2025Nov 23, 20251TN
J HOP TRUCKING INC2307605Feb 2, 2024Apr 25, 20242TN
KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC154237Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231MS
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.
W3245HYTNNALE LOGISTICS & EXPEDITE LLCNov 23, 2025Nov 23, 20251
R3980HYTNJ HOP TRUCKING INCFeb 2, 2024Apr 25, 20242
A319610MSKLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026