Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6GSGP4916 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 18, 2023
PA
Last seenFeb 23, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDR6GSGP4916
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GP4916

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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Feb 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 23, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0ELJIM INC 2392985P1255160/IL
Dec 28, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0ELJIM INC 2392985P1255160/IL
Sep 18, 2024TNI · Full0ELJIM INC 2392985P1255160/IL
Aug 29, 2024WAI · Full10ELJIM INC 2392985P1255160/IL
Apr 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSMT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1171983/IL
Oct 18, 2023OHI · Full6OOSMT EMPIRE INC 2594075P117983/IL
Aug 18, 2023PAIII · Driver-only3MT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1171983/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELJIM INC2392985Aug 29, 2024Feb 23, 20264IL
MT EMPIRE INC2594075Aug 18, 2023Apr 18, 20243IL
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.
P1255160ILELJIM INCAug 29, 2024Feb 23, 20264
P1171983ILMT EMPIRE INCAug 18, 2023Apr 18, 20242
P117983ILMT EMPIRE INCOct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026