Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSGX4690 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 31, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 5 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
3AKJGLD5XGSGX4690
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 30, 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
GX4690

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 · Aug 31, 2024 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025CAI · Full3GENIUS LOGISTICS LLC 2956418ZP15776/CA
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BRIGHT STAR TRUCKING INC 2846570ZP15776/CA
Apr 23, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BEST WAY EXPRESS INC 2498688ZP15776/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0OZON LOGISTICS CORP 3802593ZP15776/CA
Aug 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MGL-A-INC 3356587ZP15776/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GENIUS LOGISTICS LLC2956418Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251PA
BRIGHT STAR TRUCKING INC2846570Jun 26, 2025Jun 26, 20251SC
BEST WAY EXPRESS INC2498688Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251CA
OZON LOGISTICS CORP3802593Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251PA
MGL-A-INC3356587Aug 31, 2024Aug 31, 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.
ZP15776CAGENIUS LOGISTICS LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
ZP15776CABRIGHT STAR TRUCKING INCJun 26, 2025Jun 26, 20251
ZP15776CABEST WAY EXPRESS INCApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
ZP15776CAOZON LOGISTICS CORPJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
ZP15776CAMGL-A-INCAug 31, 2024Aug 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026