Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD55FSGJ5514 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 22, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 7, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD55FSGJ5514
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
Jun 21, 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GJ5514

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 · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – Apr 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2025CAI · Full2—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68063/CA
Mar 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
Jan 7, 2025CAI · Full6—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
Nov 7, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSDRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
Aug 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1—DISTANCE RATE TIME INC 20874609G68065/CA
Sep 5, 2023CAI · Full0—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full7OOSDRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS 34917609G68065/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICS3491760Aug 22, 2023Apr 7, 20257CA
DISTANCE RATE TIME INC2087460Aug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241CA
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.
9G68063CA—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICSApr 7, 2025 → Apr 7, 20251
9G68065CA—DRT EXPRESS LOGISTICSAug 22, 2023 → Mar 31, 20256
9G68065CA—DISTANCE RATE TIME INCAug 30, 2024 → Aug 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026