Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD58GSHP2729 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMay 14, 2024
PA
Last seenJan 5, 2026
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJGLD58GSHP2729
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
HP2729

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 · May 14, 2024 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026MIII · Walk-around6OOSAMINS TRANSPORT LLC 3739264RC51680/MI
May 6, 2025OHIII · Driver-only7VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC 356649000000/MI
Apr 30, 2025NYII · Walk-around9VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC 3566490RC38221/MI
Apr 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC 3566490RC38221/MI
Jan 29, 2025MIII · Walk-around5VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC 3566490TEMP/MI
Dec 4, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC 3566490RC38221/MI
Sep 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around12OOSHAMDAN EXPRESS LLC 3739662NONE/MI
May 14, 2024PAI · Full6WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC 3440827RC38221/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMINS TRANSPORT LLC3739264Jan 5, 2026Jan 5, 20261MI
VAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLC3566490Dec 4, 2024May 6, 20255MI
HAMDAN EXPRESS LLC3739662Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241MI
WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC3440827May 14, 2024May 14, 20241MI
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.
RC51680MIAMINS TRANSPORT LLCJan 5, 2026Jan 5, 20261
00000MIVAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
RC38221MIVAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLCDec 4, 2024Apr 30, 20253
TEMPMIVAN OR REEFER TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
NONEMIHAMDAN EXPRESS LLCSep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241
RC38221MIWINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLCMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026