Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSGS8518 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 11
First seenJun 29, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 8, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJGLD5XGSGS8518
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 18, 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
GS8518

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Jan 20, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Dec 5, 2025WAII · Walk-around2OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Nov 10, 2025ORI · Full3OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Nov 6, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Sep 30, 2025CAI · Full4OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 4399872RP19385/WA
Nov 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AI TRANSPORT INC 3697440ZP16253/CA
Oct 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1AI TRANSPORT INC 3697440ZP16253/CA
Mar 13, 2024NMII · Walk-around0AI TRANSPORT INC 3697440YP37385/CA
Dec 12, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1ASA PRO TRANS INC 3070048YP37385/CA
Jun 29, 2023ARII · Walk-around3OOSASA PRO TRANS INC 3070048YP37385/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC4399872Sep 30, 2025Jul 8, 20266WA
AI TRANSPORT INC3697440Mar 13, 2024Nov 7, 20243CA
ASA PRO TRANS INC3070048Jun 29, 2023Dec 12, 20232IL
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.
RP19385WA1PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLCSep 30, 2025Jul 8, 20266
ZP16253CAAI TRANSPORT INCOct 9, 2024Nov 7, 20242
YP37385CAAI TRANSPORT INCMar 13, 2024Mar 13, 20241
YP37385CAASA PRO TRANS INCJun 29, 2023Dec 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026