Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSFN4730 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
39 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJun 20, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 19, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 39 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD5XGSFN4730
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
FN4730

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – Sep 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2026NMII · Walk-around3OOSCARGO TRANSPORT OVER THE ROAD INC 4233989R855565/TX
Sep 15, 2026NMII · Walk-around1—CARGO TRANSPORT OVER THE ROAD INC 4233989R855565/TX
Jul 27, 2026KSII · Walk-around4—CARGO TRANSPORT OVER THE ROAD INC 4233989R855565/TX
Jun 29, 2026TXI · Full2OOSLIBERTY FREIGHTLINES LLC 4323319R578303/TX
Feb 10, 2026COIII · Driver-only1—LIBERTY FREIGHTLINES LLC 4323319R578303/TX
Jan 19, 2026NCII · Walk-around0—LIBERTY FREIGHTLINES LLC 4323319R578303/TX
Sep 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 4185736R578303/TX
Jun 24, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2—AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 4185736R578303/TX
Jan 10, 2024TNII · Walk-around2OOSAMERICAN SHIELD TRANSPORTATION INC 2859229R578303/TX
Jun 20, 2023MDII · Walk-around0—AMERICAN SHIELD TRANSPORTATION INC 2859229R578303/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO TRANSPORT OVER THE ROAD INC4233989Jul 27, 2026Sep 19, 20263TX
LIBERTY FREIGHTLINES LLC4323319Jan 19, 2026Jun 29, 20263TX
AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC4185736Jun 24, 2024Sep 20, 20242TX
AMERICAN SHIELD TRANSPORTATION INC2859229Jun 20, 2023Jan 10, 20242CA
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.
R855565TX1CARGO TRANSPORT OVER THE ROAD INCJul 27, 2026 → Sep 19, 20263
R578303TX1LIBERTY FREIGHTLINES LLCJan 19, 2026 → Jun 29, 20263
R578303TX—AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLCJun 24, 2024 → Sep 20, 20242
R578303TX—AMERICAN SHIELD TRANSPORTATION INCJun 20, 2023 → Jan 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026