Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLBG5ESFS8358 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 18, 2023
MD
Last seenJun 1, 2026
MD
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
3AKJGLBG5ESFS8358
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 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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
FS8358

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026MDI · Full3LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Mar 17, 2026MDI · Full9OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Oct 10, 2025MDI · Full2OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Jul 28, 2025MDI · Full0LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
May 16, 2025MDI · Full0LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Apr 21, 2025MDI · Full3LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Dec 6, 2024MDI · Full2OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Nov 14, 2024MDI · Full1LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/MD
Oct 24, 2024MDI · Full1LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966952F46/ME
Sep 18, 2023MDI · Full11OOSYZ TRANSPORT LLC 3517604952F46/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC326966Oct 24, 2024Jun 1, 20269MD
YZ TRANSPORT LLC3517604Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231CO
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.
952F46MDLIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INCNov 14, 2024Jun 1, 20268
952F46MELIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INCOct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241
952F46MDYZ TRANSPORT LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026