Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG4DSBZ9117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 30, 2024
TN
Last seenAug 4, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJGLBG4DSBZ9117
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
BZ9117

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 · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,068 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2013

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 30, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2WUGAS TRANSPORT LLC 3798958RC64171/MI
Jul 28, 2026MIII · Walk-around5OOSWUGAS TRANSPORT LLC 3798958RC64171/MI
Jan 17, 2025MII · Full2OOSNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454PXB7368/OH
Jan 7, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454PXB7368/OH
Oct 30, 2024TNI · Full11OOSADICA TRUCKING LLC 840597RB94657/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WUGAS TRANSPORT LLC3798958Jul 28, 2026Aug 4, 20262MI
NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO154454Jan 7, 2025Jan 17, 20252OH
ADICA TRUCKING LLC840597Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241MI
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.
RC64171MI1WUGAS TRANSPORT LLCJul 28, 2026Aug 4, 20262
PXB7368OHNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT COJan 7, 2025Jan 17, 20252
RB94657MIADICA TRUCKING LLCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026