Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4GSGW8709 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 2, 2024
AZ
Last seenMay 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJGLDR4GSGW8709
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GW8709

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 · Oct 2, 2024 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around4CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INC 4309112R732082/TX
Apr 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around5CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INC 4309112R732082/TX
Dec 11, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INC 4309112R732082/TX
Nov 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INC 4309112R732082/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLC 3694264R732082/TX
Jul 8, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0NS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLC 3694264R732082/TX
Jun 3, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1NS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLC 3694264R732082/TX
Oct 2, 2024AZI · Full2NS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLC 3694264R732082/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INC4309112Nov 28, 2025May 4, 20264PA
NS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLC3694264Oct 2, 2024Jul 28, 20254CA
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.
R732082TXCALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE INCNov 28, 2025May 4, 20264
R732082TXNS GLOBAL TRUCKING LLCOct 2, 2024Jul 28, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026