Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR8GSGZ1958 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 19, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJGLDR8GSGZ1958
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
GZ1958

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 19, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CAY GENERAL INC 28512622P42653/CA
Mar 12, 2026CAI · Full0CAY GENERAL INC 2851262ZP42653/CA
Nov 6, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0CAY GENERAL INC 2851262ZP42653/CA
Oct 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CAY GENERAL INC 2851262ZP42653/CA
Jul 23, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1THE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORP 2928704ZP42653/CA
Jun 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0THE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORP 2928704ZP42653/CA
Jun 3, 2025COIII · Driver-only3THE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORP 2928704ZP42653/CA
May 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1OOSTHE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORP 2928704ZP42653/CA
Jul 19, 2023NMI · Full0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542832555522/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAY GENERAL INC2851262Oct 15, 2025Jul 15, 20264CA
THE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORP2928704May 18, 2025Jul 23, 20254CA
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC54283Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231AZ
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.
2P42653CA1CAY GENERAL INCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
ZP42653CACAY GENERAL INCOct 15, 2025Mar 12, 20263
ZP42653CATHE TRANSPORT COMPANY CORPMay 18, 2025Jul 23, 20254
2555522INSWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026