Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGM4983 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 29, 2024
IN
Last seenJul 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJGLD57GSGM4983
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
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
GM4983

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352784R866N/TX
Jul 23, 2026TXI · Full16OOSCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352744U871N/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352743BG6G/MX
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around2CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352768Z244W/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXI · Full7OOSCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352741R541N/TX
Jan 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around5CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352761R431N/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around5CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC 370352761R431N/TX
Feb 29, 2024INII · Walk-around3CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES INC 1709412N0511HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLC3703527Oct 30, 2025Jul 27, 20267TX
CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES INC1709412Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241TN
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.
84R866NTX1CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
44U871NTX1CALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
43BG6GMXCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
68Z244WTXCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
41R541NTXCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCJan 9, 2026Jan 9, 20261
61R431NTXCALE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LLCOct 30, 2025Jan 6, 20262
N0511HYTNCONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES INCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026