Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKNGED5XGSHS7742 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJul 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKNGED5XGSHS7742
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 17, 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
NGED5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
HS7742

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 13 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 20, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around1RAMOS TRUCKING & SONS LLC 331314399736F4/CA
Apr 11, 2025CAI · Full1ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Apr 10, 2025CAI · Full0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Jan 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Oct 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Jul 5, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Apr 6, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Jan 10, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Nov 16, 2023CAI · Full0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Aug 9, 2023CAI · Full1OOSADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Aug 9, 2023CAI · Full0ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
Jul 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2OOSADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC 29386339F46128/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMOS TRUCKING & SONS LLC3313143Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261CA
ADAPTED LOGISTICS LLC2938633Jul 20, 2023Apr 11, 202512TX
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.
99736F4CA1RAMOS TRUCKING & SONS LLCJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261
9F46128CAADAPTED LOGISTICS LLCJul 20, 2023Apr 11, 202512
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026