Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0GSGW7718 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMar 24, 2025
LA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLDR0GSGW7718
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 21, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
GW7718

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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 · Mar 24, 2025 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026TXI · Full6PROGRESS LOGISTICS LLC 337772343U798N/TX
May 13, 2026TXI · Full14OOSPROGRESS LOGISTICS LLC 3377723K213257/TX
Feb 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around6PAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337K213257/TX
Dec 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSPAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337K213257/TX
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full10OOSPAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337K213257/TX
Oct 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1PAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337K213257/TX
Jul 8, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1PAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337R495479/TX
Mar 24, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3PAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4234337R495479/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROGRESS LOGISTICS LLC3377723May 13, 2026Jun 11, 20262TX
PAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLC4234337Mar 24, 2025Feb 20, 20266TX
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.
43U798NTX1PROGRESS LOGISTICS LLCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
K213257TXPROGRESS LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
K213257TXPAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 28, 2025Feb 20, 20264
R495479TXPAY DAY TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 24, 2025Jul 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026