Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR7GSGV7770 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 25, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJGLDR7GSGV7770
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 25, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
GV7770

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 25, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLC 4317263R648816/TX
Feb 27, 2026NMI · Full2BIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLC 4317263R648816/TX
Feb 12, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0BIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLC 4317263R648816/TX
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSBIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLC 4317263R648816/TX
Mar 26, 2025CAI · Full20OOSKARWAN EXPRESS LLC 3656532R648816/TX
Sep 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around2KARWAN EXPRESS LLC 3656532R648816/TX
Aug 25, 2024CAI · Full2KARWAN EXPRESS LLC 3656532R648816/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLC4317263Jan 30, 2026Jul 29, 20264TX
KARWAN EXPRESS LLC3656532Aug 25, 2024Mar 26, 20253TX
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.
R648816TX1BIG TRIANGLE TRANSPORT LLCJan 30, 2026Jul 29, 20264
R648816TXKARWAN EXPRESS LLCAug 25, 2024Mar 26, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026