Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59GSGX9394 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 18, 2023
MO
Last seenAug 10, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLD59GSGX9394
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 25, 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
GX9394

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 18, 2023 – Aug 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SWAN EXPRESS INC 3685943P1290368/IL
Aug 6, 2025MOII · Walk-around2SWAN EXPRESS INC 3685943P1290368/IL
May 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0SWAN TRUCKING INC 1725859P1158549/IL
May 7, 2024MOII · Walk-around1SWAN TRUCKING INC 1725859P1158549/IL
Sep 21, 2023MOI · Full6OOSSWAN TRUCKING INC 1725859P1158549/IL
Sep 18, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0SWAN TRUCKING INC 1725859P1158549/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWAN EXPRESS INC3685943Aug 6, 2025Aug 10, 20252IL
SWAN TRUCKING INC1725859Sep 18, 2023May 16, 20244IL
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.
P1290368ILSWAN EXPRESS INCAug 6, 2025Aug 10, 20252
P1158549ILSWAN TRUCKING INCSep 18, 2023May 16, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026