Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR0GSGX3518 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 27, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 27, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLDR0GSGX3518
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
GX3518

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 · Jun 27, 2024 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026KSIII · Driver-only13OOSMASG LOGISTICS LLC 3906359R737100/TX
Sep 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2JOHN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3807840R737100/TX
Dec 30, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R737100/TX
Oct 29, 2024VAI · Full2ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R737100/TX
Sep 29, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R737100/TX
Sep 4, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R737100/TX
Jun 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0ERCA LOGISTICS LLC 3503555R720974/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MASG LOGISTICS LLC3906359May 27, 2026May 27, 20261TX
JOHN TRANSPORTATION LLC3807840Sep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251TX
ERCA LOGISTICS LLC3503555Jun 27, 2024Dec 30, 20245TX
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.
R737100TXMASG LOGISTICS LLCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
R737100TXJOHN TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251
R737100TXERCA LOGISTICS LLCSep 4, 2024Dec 30, 20244
R720974TXERCA LOGISTICS LLCJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026