Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD5XFSFW8979 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 19
First seenAug 11, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 12, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLD5XFSFW8979
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 14, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
FW8979

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.

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
2015

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 · Aug 11, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026MOI · Full0NATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 4052051342677/IN
Apr 23, 2026MOII · Walk-around0NATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 40520513426777/IN
Apr 1, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0NATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 40520513426777/IN
Feb 2, 2026MOII · Walk-around4OOSLEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Nov 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Oct 27, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Oct 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Aug 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Jul 18, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Jul 3, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Apr 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/MO
Jan 30, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Jan 27, 2025MOI · Full2LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Dec 27, 2024INIII · Driver-only1LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Nov 26, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Sep 30, 2024MOI · Full3OOSLEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Mar 1, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSLEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Nov 8, 2023MOI · Full0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
Aug 11, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 17443553426777/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC4052051Apr 1, 2026May 12, 20263MO
LEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INC1744355Aug 11, 2023Feb 2, 202616IL
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.
342677INNATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
3426777INNATIONWIDE EXPRESS TRUCKING INCApr 1, 2026Apr 23, 20262
3426777INLEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INCAug 11, 2023Feb 2, 202615
3426777MOLEGACY EXPRESS TRUCKING INCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026