Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGY1287 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJun 10, 2024
CT
Last seenSep 4, 2025
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLD57GSGY1287
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
Sep 8, 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
GY1287

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 · Jun 10, 2024 – Sep 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2025CTIII · Driver-only2—MALUCKY EXPRESS INC 42032215730B/MA
Jun 10, 2024CTIII · Driver-only4OOSSAFE FREIGHT INC 26086115730B/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALUCKY EXPRESS INC4203221Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251MA
SAFE FREIGHT INC2608611Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241MA
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.
5730BMA—MALUCKY EXPRESS INCSep 4, 2025 → Sep 4, 20251
5730BMA—SAFE FREIGHT INCJun 10, 2024 → Jun 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 8, 2026