Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSGV7517 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 15
First seenDec 25, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 21, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD5XGSGV7517
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 14, 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
GV7517

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 25, 2023 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSAVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Oct 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Sep 17, 2025TXI · Full21OOSAVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Mar 24, 2025INI · Full1OOSAVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Dec 18, 2024ARII · Walk-around3OOSAVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Dec 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3398688R763257/TX
Dec 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around1AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXI · Full7AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Aug 30, 2024INI · Full4OOSAVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Aug 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Jul 23, 2024OHII · Walk-around1AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Jul 21, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Apr 15, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
Dec 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around1AVALON CARRIERS LLC 3533049R674096/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVALON CARRIERS LLC3533049Dec 25, 2023Oct 21, 202514TX
BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC3398688Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R674096TXAVALON CARRIERS LLCDec 25, 2023Oct 21, 202514
R763257TXBENCO TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026