Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9GSGP5493 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2024
WA
Last seenJul 17, 2026
ID
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJGLDR9GSGP5493
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
GP5493

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 21, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026IDIII · Driver-only3UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287RP16621/WA
Mar 9, 2026WAII · Walk-around6OOSUNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287RP16621/WA
Jan 9, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287RP16621/WA
Nov 18, 2025TXIV · Special1LAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3701071RP16621/WA
Sep 29, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3AMAR TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC 3871662RP16621/WA
Sep 5, 2024CAI · Full5OOSSOFI TRANSPORT LLC 3661608RP16621/WA
Aug 21, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2SOFI TRANSPORT LLC 3661608RP16621/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Jan 9, 2026Jul 17, 20263IL
LAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC3701071Nov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251TX
AMAR TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC3871662Sep 29, 2024Sep 29, 20241WA
SOFI TRANSPORT LLC3661608Aug 21, 2024Sep 5, 20242WA
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.
RP16621WA1UNIVERSE CARRIER INCJan 9, 2026Jul 17, 20263
RP16621WALAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLCNov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
RP16621WAAMAR TRANSPORT SERVICE LLCSep 29, 2024Sep 29, 20241
RP16621WASOFI TRANSPORT LLCAug 21, 2024Sep 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026