Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG3ESFJ1154 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 16, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 25, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGLBG3ESFJ1154
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FJ1154

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
2014

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0MDL EXPRESS LLC 4505671H443AA/NJ
Feb 19, 2026NJII · Walk-around0MDL EXPRESS LLC 4505671AW800V/NJ
Feb 11, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0BLACK DIAMOND TRUCKING CORPORATION 2883891AW800V/NJ
Jan 12, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSMDL EXPRESS LLC 4505671AW800V/NJ
May 15, 2024PAI · Full1SUNRISE TRANSPORT US LLC 3253125AW800V/NJ
Oct 16, 2023NYIII · Driver-only3SUNRISE TRANSPORT US LLC 3253125AW800V/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDL EXPRESS LLC4505671Jan 12, 2026Jun 25, 20263NJ
BLACK DIAMOND TRUCKING CORPORATION2883891Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261NY
SUNRISE TRANSPORT US LLC3253125Oct 16, 2023May 15, 20242NJ
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.
H443AANJ1MDL EXPRESS LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
AW800VNJMDL EXPRESS LLCJan 12, 2026Feb 19, 20262
AW800VNJBLACK DIAMOND TRUCKING CORPORATIONFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
AW800VNJSUNRISE TRANSPORT US LLCOct 16, 2023May 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026