Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGU0658 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 12, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 27, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGLD59GSGU0658
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 19, 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
GU0658

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 · Sep 12, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 27, 2026GAIII · Driver-only6OOSA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C249FF/GA
Sep 12, 2025NMIII · Driver-only2A&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
Sep 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
Aug 18, 2025NMI · Full3OOSA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
Aug 11, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1A&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
Jul 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around9A&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
Jul 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C283FC/GA
May 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around4A&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC 3828595C740EX/GA
Dec 20, 2024CAI · Full7AM PM WAY INC 3545304C740EX/GA
Sep 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ZC TRUCKING INC 31688389G20142/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&E LUNA TRUCKING LLC3828595May 4, 2025Jan 27, 20268CA
AM PM WAY INC3545304Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241CA
ZC TRUCKING INC3168838Sep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241CA
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.
C249FFGAA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
C283FCGAA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLCJul 11, 2025Sep 12, 20256
C740EXGAA&E LUNA TRUCKING LLCMay 4, 2025May 4, 20251
C740EXGAAM PM WAY INCDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
9G20142CAZC TRUCKING INCSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026