Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV7FSGC9745 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJul 22, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 9, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3AKJGEDV7FSGC9745
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 18, 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
GC9745

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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 · Jul 22, 2025 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026USI · Full3RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA 445777208ES5A/MX
Feb 5, 2026USII · Walk-around1RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA 445777208ES5A/MX
Dec 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only3BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Dec 9, 2025TXI · Full1BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXI · Full5OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Nov 24, 2025USI · Full2BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Nov 20, 2025USI · Full4BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Nov 12, 2025TXI · Full10OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Aug 28, 2025TXI · Full2BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Aug 14, 2025TXI · Full4BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
Jul 22, 2025TXI · Full6OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048108ES5A/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA4457772Feb 5, 2026Mar 9, 20262TA
BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC1780481Jul 22, 2025Dec 30, 20259MI
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.
08ES5AMXRAUL ALVAREZ SOSAFeb 5, 2026Mar 9, 20262
08ES5AMXBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLCJul 22, 2025Dec 30, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026