Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0GSGX0912 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 2, 2024
NM
Last seenJun 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLDR0GSGX0912
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
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
GX0912

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 · Dec 2, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around1D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC 3606949AM58362/AZ
Apr 10, 2026AZII · Walk-around2OOSZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
Mar 21, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0MER CARGO LLC 3915238AM58362/AZ
Feb 12, 2026NVIII · Driver-only1ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
Jan 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around2ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984AM58362/AZ
Dec 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0AZ CARGO LINE LLC 3967843AM58362/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC3606949Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261VA
ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3589984Jan 20, 2026Apr 10, 20263ID
MER CARGO LLC3915238Mar 21, 2026Mar 21, 20261ID
AZ CARGO LINE LLC3967843Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241AZ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AM58362AZD M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
AM58362AZZAK TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 20, 2026Apr 10, 20263
AM58362AZMER CARGO LLCMar 21, 2026Mar 21, 20261
AM58362AZAZ CARGO LINE LLCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026