Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD58GSHD5191 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenMar 22, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
WI
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJGLD58GSHD5191
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
HD5191

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 · Mar 22, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026WIII · Walk-around2OOSREAL TRANSPORT INC 589541TEMP/WI
Jun 8, 2026WIII · Walk-around6OOSREAL TRANSPORT INC 589541XXX/WI
May 12, 2026ILI · Full10OOSARROW SPECIALIZED CARRIERS INC 34027094558Z/WI
Dec 20, 2025IAII · Walk-around3OOSCHICAGO FREIGHT INC 1223016TEMP/IL
May 29, 2024NJII · Walk-around0ZA TRUCKING LLC 30826923591867/IN
May 20, 2024KYII · Walk-around1ZA TRUCKING LLC 30826923591867/IN
May 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ZA TRUCKING LLC 30826923591867/IN
Mar 22, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1ZA TRUCKING LLC 30826923591867/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REAL TRANSPORT INC589541Jun 8, 2026Jun 24, 20262WI
ARROW SPECIALIZED CARRIERS INC340270May 12, 2026May 12, 20261WI
CHICAGO FREIGHT INC1223016Dec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251IL
ZA TRUCKING LLC3082692Mar 22, 2024May 29, 20244IN
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.
TEMPWI1REAL TRANSPORT INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
XXXWIREAL TRANSPORT INCJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
94558ZWIARROW SPECIALIZED CARRIERS INCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
TEMPILCHICAGO FREIGHT INCDec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251
3591867INZA TRUCKING LLCMar 22, 2024May 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026