Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR3GSGY0480 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenFeb 12, 2024
IL
Last seenMar 11, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJGLDR3GSGY0480
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 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GY0480

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 12, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026SDII · Walk-around5OOSSALAZAR CUSTOMS LLC 4151946MX0943/IA
Feb 12, 2026SDIII · Driver-only2SALAZAR CUSTOMS LLC 4151946MX0943/IA
Dec 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only4OOSBIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC 4209302MX0943/IA
Nov 21, 2025IAII · Walk-around2OOSBIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC 4209302MX0943/IA
Sep 8, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC 4209302FT8755/IA
Sep 1, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC 4209302FT8755/IA
Aug 20, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC 4209302FT8755/IA
Sep 29, 2024TNI · Full2OOSDAVID R ECKBLAD LLC 1917600PAS5922/MN
Feb 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0DAVID R ECKBLAD LLC 1917600PAS5922/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALAZAR CUSTOMS LLC4151946Feb 12, 2026Mar 11, 20262IA
BIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLC4209302Aug 20, 2025Dec 19, 20255IA
DAVID R ECKBLAD LLC1917600Feb 12, 2024Sep 29, 20242MN
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.
MX0943IASALAZAR CUSTOMS LLCFeb 12, 2026Mar 11, 20262
MX0943IABIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLCNov 21, 2025Dec 19, 20252
FT8755IABIG RIVER ZAC TRUCKING LLCAug 20, 2025Sep 8, 20253
PAS5922MNDAVID R ECKBLAD LLCFeb 12, 2024Sep 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026