Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR4GSGZ2041 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenMar 11, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 18, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJGLDR4GSGZ2041
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 19, 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
GZ2041

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 · Mar 11, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026CAI · Full3OOSAK TRANSPORTATION 2452665ZP17404/CA
Apr 8, 2026CAI · Full1OOSAK TRANSPORTATION 2452665ZP17404/CA
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full3AK TRANSPORTATION 2452665ZP17404/CA
Jun 26, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0AK TRANSPORTATION 2452665ZP17407/CA
May 26, 2025WAI · Full3AK TRANSPORTATION 2452665ZP17404/CA
Jan 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSG V G EXPRESS INC 2291679XP94584/CA
Jun 10, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0G V G EXPRESS INC 2291679XP94584/CA
Jun 4, 2024CAI · Full2G V G EXPRESS INC 2291679XP94584/CA
Mar 31, 2024CAI · Full6OOSG V G EXPRESS INC 2291679XP94584/CA
Mar 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0G V G EXPRESS INC 2291679XP94584/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AK TRANSPORTATION2452665May 26, 2025May 18, 20265CA
G V G EXPRESS INC2291679Mar 11, 2024Jan 22, 20255CA
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.
ZP17404CAAK TRANSPORTATIONMay 26, 2025May 18, 20264
ZP17407CAAK TRANSPORTATIONJun 26, 2025Jun 26, 20251
XP94584CAG V G EXPRESS INCMar 11, 2024Jan 22, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026