Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV8FSFZ0359 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen07/24/2023
DE
Last seen08/13/2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGEDV8FSFZ0359
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/30/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/24/2023 – 08/13/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/13/2024TXII · Walk-around4—SAMCO FREIGHT LLC 39519901N09837/TX
04/24/2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSSAMCO FREIGHT LLC 39519905317A16/TX
01/08/2024MDIII · Driver-only0—DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
10/06/2023MDIII · Driver-only0—DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
07/24/2023DEIII · Driver-only0—DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMCO FREIGHT LLC395199004/24/202408/13/20242TX
DREXEL METALS INC162780307/24/202301/08/20243KY
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.
1N09837TX—SAMCO FREIGHT LLC08/13/2024 → 08/13/20241
5317A16TX—SAMCO FREIGHT LLC04/24/2024 → 04/24/20241
2570035IN—DREXEL METALS INC07/24/2023 → 01/08/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026