Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR2GSGW8305 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenFeb 15, 2024
MS
Last seenJul 25, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJGLDR2GSGW8305
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 30, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
GW8305

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 · Feb 15, 2024 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN LINE INC 2942214PAW5238/MN
Jul 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSGOLDEN LINE INC 2942214PAW5238/MN
Mar 30, 2026PAII · Walk-around4OOSGOLDEN LINE INC 2942214PAW5238/MN
Mar 30, 2026PAII · Walk-around4OOSGOLDEN LINE INC 2942214PAW5238/MN
Mar 3, 2026MNIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN LINE INC 2942214PAW5238/MN
Jan 13, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0GOLD CARRIER LLC 3845792PZB2868/MN
Sep 24, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4GOLD CARRIER LLC 3845792TEMP/MN
Feb 15, 2024MSII · Walk-around1GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405P1223767/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN LINE INC2942214Mar 3, 2026Jul 25, 20265MN
GOLD CARRIER LLC3845792Sep 24, 2024Jan 13, 20252MN
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC3225405Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241IL
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.
PAW5238MN1GOLDEN LINE INCMar 3, 2026Jul 25, 20265
PZB2868MNGOLD CARRIER LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
TEMPMNGOLD CARRIER LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
P1223767ILGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026