Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGS4461 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 12, 2024
MI
Last seenApr 29, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJGLD59GSGS4461
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
GS4461

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 · Jan 12, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543P1256849/IL
Apr 28, 2026SDII · Walk-around3OOSDSM CARRIERS INC 3670543P1256849/IL
Feb 12, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543P1256849/IL
Dec 23, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543P1256849/IL
Oct 23, 2025MOI · Full5OOSDSM CARRIERS INC 3670543P1256849/IL
Sep 11, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1SAMES LOGISTICS INC 3116254P1256849/IL
Jan 12, 2024MIII · Walk-around4CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC 2233372464337/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DSM CARRIERS INC3670543Oct 23, 2025Apr 29, 20265IL
SAMES LOGISTICS INC3116254Sep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241IL
CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC223337Jan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241IN
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.
P1256849ILDSM CARRIERS INCOct 23, 2025Apr 29, 20265
P1256849ILSAMES LOGISTICS INCSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
2464337INCARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INCJan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026