Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSHD2003 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 24, 2024
CT
Last seenOct 14, 2026
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLD5XGSHD2003
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
Jul 12, 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
HD2003

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Oct 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2026MDII · Walk-around0—DS EXPRESS LOGISTICS 4446382AH85327/PA
Mar 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSST GEORGE TRUCKING LLC 3705704AH65542/PA
Dec 31, 2024PAII · Walk-around11—C&L TRUCKING LLC 2495528AH45094/PA
Dec 17, 2024PAI · Full4—ST GEORGE TRUCKING LLC 3705704AH45094/PA
Apr 24, 2024CTIII · Driver-only3—REMO EXPRESS LLC 3108383AH45094/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DS EXPRESS LOGISTICS4446382Oct 14, 2026Oct 14, 20261PA
ST GEORGE TRUCKING LLC3705704Dec 17, 2024Mar 28, 20252PA
C&L TRUCKING LLC2495528Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 20241PA
REMO EXPRESS LLC3108383Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241PA
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.
AH85327PA1DS EXPRESS LOGISTICSOct 14, 2026 → Oct 14, 20261
AH65542PA—ST GEORGE TRUCKING LLCMar 28, 2025 → Mar 28, 20251
AH45094PA—C&L TRUCKING LLCDec 31, 2024 → Dec 31, 20241
AH45094PA—ST GEORGE TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2024 → Dec 17, 20241
AH45094PA—REMO EXPRESS LLCApr 24, 2024 → Apr 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026