Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGW0357 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 20, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 17, 2025
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD57GSGW0357
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
GW0357

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Apr 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2025MDII · Walk-around0—ULUG EXPRESS INC 396266746003PF/NY
Apr 1, 2025MOII · Walk-around2—ULUG EXPRESS INC 396266746003PF/NY
Aug 23, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0—RITE FREIGHT INC 397596242998PF/NY
Jan 10, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0—SEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
Dec 11, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0—SEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
Nov 20, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1OOSSEIZE THE WAY INC 331500684998PC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ULUG EXPRESS INC3962667Apr 1, 2025Apr 17, 20252OH
RITE FREIGHT INC3975962Aug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241OH
SEIZE THE WAY INC3315006Nov 20, 2023Jan 10, 20243OH
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.
46003PFNY—ULUG EXPRESS INCApr 1, 2025 → Apr 17, 20252
42998PFNY—RITE FREIGHT INCAug 23, 2024 → Aug 23, 20241
84998PCNY—SEIZE THE WAY INCNov 20, 2023 → Jan 10, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026