Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XGSHL8565 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 31, 2024
MD
Last seenMay 8, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJGLD5XGSHL8565
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
HL8565

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 · Oct 31, 2024 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around1—IMC LOGISTICS LLC 2929910714F8/MD
Jan 14, 2026MDI · Full2OOSIMC LOGISTICS LLC 2929910714F8/MD
Sep 29, 2025MDII · Walk-around0—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 3258360714F8/MD
May 16, 2025MDI · Full1—EAST COAST LOGISTICS INC 24220380714F8/MD
Mar 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around0—EAST COAST LOGISTICS INC 24220380714F8/MD
Oct 31, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0—EAST COAST LOGISTICS INC 24220380714F8/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMC LOGISTICS LLC292991Jan 14, 2026May 8, 20262TN
TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC325836Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251TX
EAST COAST LOGISTICS INC2422038Oct 31, 2024May 16, 20253GA
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.
0714F8MD—IMC LOGISTICS LLCJan 14, 2026 → May 8, 20262
0714F8MD—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INCSep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 20251
0714F8MD—EAST COAST LOGISTICS INCOct 31, 2024 → May 16, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026