Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD58GSHL9097 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenApr 23, 2024
OK
Last seenJun 23, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLD58GSHL9097
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
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
HL9097

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026NCI · Full0SKYROAD TRUCKING LLC 4167891R787022/TX
May 29, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SKYROAD TRUCKING LLC 4167891R787022/TX
Jan 3, 2026NCI · Full0FT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3200574R787022/TX
Dec 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3200574R787022/TX
Dec 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3200574R787022/TX
Aug 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around1ARARAT TRUCKING LLC 3817785R787022/TX
Apr 23, 2024OKI · Full7OOSMERCY LOGISTICS LLC 3809248R708945/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYROAD TRUCKING LLC4167891May 29, 2026Jun 23, 20262NC
FT TRANSPORTATION LLC3200574Dec 31, 2025Jan 3, 20263TX
ARARAT TRUCKING LLC3817785Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 20251TX
MERCY LOGISTICS LLC3809248Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241TX
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.
R787022TX1SKYROAD TRUCKING LLCMay 29, 2026Jun 23, 20262
R787022TXFT TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 31, 2025Jan 3, 20263
R787022TXARARAT TRUCKING LLCAug 31, 2025Aug 31, 20251
R708945TXMERCY LOGISTICS LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026