Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLCK0DSBY0034 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenMay 10, 2024
US
Last seenMay 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJGLCK0DSBY0034
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
Jun 20, 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
JGLCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
BY0034

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 · 81 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 81 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 81 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 10, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TXI · Full3OOSTRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Apr 1, 2026USI · Full11TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Dec 23, 2025TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Dec 4, 2025USIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Aug 27, 2025USI · Full9TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Aug 4, 2025USI · Full4TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV 408800436AT8V/MX
Nov 1, 2024USII · Walk-around4AUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLC 328491336AT8V/TA
Sep 26, 2024USI · Full5OOSAUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLC 328491336AT8U/TA
May 10, 2024USI · Full8OOSAUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLC 328491336AT8V/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CV4088004Aug 4, 2025May 14, 20266NL
AUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLC3284913May 10, 2024Nov 1, 20243TX
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.
36AT8VMXTRANSPORTES JL SIERRA SA DE CVAug 4, 2025May 14, 20266
36AT8VTAAUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLCNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241
36AT8UTAAUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
36AT8VMXAUTO EXPRESS SIERRA LLCMay 10, 2024May 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026