Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD65GSHE5783 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 13, 2025
MS
Last seenMay 21, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
3AKJGLD65GSHE5783
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
JGLD6

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
HE5783

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 · 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 13, 2025 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026FLII · Walk-around0—BUD DOG EXPRESS LLC 16961061227794/AL
Aug 5, 2025AZII · Walk-around1—SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VT9208/NC
May 28, 2025PAII · Walk-around3OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VT9208/NC
May 27, 2025PAII · Walk-around1—SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VT9208/NC
May 7, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0—SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VT9208/NC
Mar 13, 2025MSII · Walk-around0—B & T EXPRESS INC 28544210262/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUD DOG EXPRESS LLC1696106May 21, 2026May 21, 20261AL
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC3479143May 7, 2025Aug 5, 20254NC
B & T EXPRESS INC285442Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251OH
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.
1227794AL—BUD DOG EXPRESS LLCMay 21, 2026 → May 21, 20261
VT9208NC—SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCMay 7, 2025 → Aug 5, 20254
10262OH—B & T EXPRESS INCMar 13, 2025 → Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026