Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR6GSGP8495 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 17
First seenJul 7, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 1, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLDR6GSGP8495
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 14, 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
GP8495

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 · Jul 7, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026ILII · Walk-around0BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Feb 6, 2026NVII · Walk-around5OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Jan 29, 2026AZI · Full3OOSP&J TRANSPORT LLC 3523148YP54584/CA
Jan 29, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Jan 20, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAI · Full7OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Dec 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Dec 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Nov 6, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around3BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Oct 20, 2025GAIII · Driver-only9OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Aug 6, 2025MOII · Walk-around2BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAI · Full0BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Apr 11, 2025CAI · Full3OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full2OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Dec 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
Jul 7, 2024CAI · Full3OOSBEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC 4066639ZP20038/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLC4066639Jul 7, 2024Apr 1, 202616CA
P&J TRANSPORT LLC3523148Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261CA
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.
ZP20038CABEAST MODE TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2024Apr 1, 202616
YP54584CAP&J TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026