Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGU0000 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 20, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 15, 2026
KY
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
3AKJGLD59GSGU0000
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
GU0000

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Mar 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 15, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 3496366PXD5317/OH
Dec 11, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OOSNEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 3496366PXD5317/OH
Nov 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 3496366PXD5317/OH
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 3496366PXD5317/OH
Dec 12, 2024MOII · Walk-around1FIR EXPRESS LLC 3767714P1111939/IL
May 1, 2024ORI · Full1SOLAE TRANSPORT LLC 3593740P1111939/IL
Dec 20, 2023WAI · Full2OOSSOLAE TRANSPORT LLC 3593740P1111939/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC3496366Nov 5, 2025Mar 15, 20264OH
FIR EXPRESS LLC3767714Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241IL
SOLAE TRANSPORT LLC3593740Dec 20, 2023May 1, 20242ID
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.
PXD5317OHNEW WAY TRANSPORT LLCNov 5, 2025Mar 15, 20264
P1111939ILFIR EXPRESS LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
P1111939ILSOLAE TRANSPORT LLCDec 20, 2023May 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026