Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGS5495 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 17
First seenJul 20, 2023
MS
Last seenJun 26, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGLD59GSGS5495
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 14, 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
GS5495

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0JPN TRANSPORT LLC 3536550R797842/TX
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JPN TRANSPORT LLC 3536550R797842/TX
Oct 10, 2025GAII · Walk-around2JPN TRANSPORT LLC 3536550R797842/TX
Sep 2, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1JPN TRANSPORT LLC 3536550R797842/TX
Aug 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0JPN TRANSPORT LLC 3536550R797842/TX
Jun 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Mar 25, 2025NMII · Walk-around1TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Mar 3, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Nov 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around5TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Nov 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around1TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Aug 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC 2956612R741184/TX
Jul 27, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
May 14, 2024ARI · Full2GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
Mar 4, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
Oct 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around2GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
Oct 2, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
Jul 20, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC 1836332R179077/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JPN TRANSPORT LLC3536550Aug 13, 2025Jun 26, 20265TX
TRIPLE E TRUCKING INC2956612Aug 23, 2024Jun 13, 20256TX
GOAL TRANSPORTS LLC1836332Jul 20, 2023Jul 27, 20246TX
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.
R797842TX1JPN TRANSPORT LLCAug 13, 2025Jun 26, 20265
R741184TXTRIPLE E TRUCKING INCAug 23, 2024Jun 13, 20256
R179077TXGOAL TRANSPORTS LLCJul 20, 2023Jul 27, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026