Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSHK9705 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 13, 2023
KY
Last seenJul 21, 2026
PA
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
3AKJGLD5XGSHK9705
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
HK9705

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 13, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026PAII · Walk-around5OOSBRIGHTON TRANSPORT LLC 4334437DD5444A/NC
Nov 6, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0SALINA TRUCKING LLC 3543286NV2615/NC
Feb 17, 2025GAII · Walk-around5SALINA TRUCKING LLC 3543286NV2615/NC
Jul 31, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0YAFU TRANSPORT LLC 3357155NV2651/NC
Apr 2, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0YAFU TRANSPORT LLC 3357155NV2651/NC
Nov 13, 2023INIII · Driver-only3YAFU TRANSPORT LLC 3357155NV2615/NC
Jun 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around0YAFU TRANSPORT LLC 3357155NV2615/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIGHTON TRANSPORT LLC4334437Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261NC
SALINA TRUCKING LLC3543286Feb 17, 2025Nov 6, 20252NC
YAFU TRANSPORT LLC3357155Jun 13, 2023Jul 31, 20244NC
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.
DD5444ANC1BRIGHTON TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
NV2615NCSALINA TRUCKING LLCFeb 17, 2025Nov 6, 20252
NV2651NCYAFU TRANSPORT LLCApr 2, 2024Jul 31, 20242
NV2615NCYAFU TRANSPORT LLCJun 13, 2023Nov 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026