Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD50ESFW2994 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenAug 14, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJGLD50ESFW2994
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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
FW2994

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full0BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INC 35009499G71050/CA
May 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INC 35009499G71050/CA
May 5, 2026CAI · Full5BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INC 35009499G71050/CA
Apr 22, 2026CAI · Full4BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INC 35009499G71050/CA
May 30, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AM56743/AZ
Feb 19, 2025NMII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AM56743/AZ
Feb 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AM56743/AZ
Oct 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AM56743/AZ
Jul 3, 2024MOIII · Driver-only3SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AG10547/AZ
Mar 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AG10547/AZ
Aug 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AG10547/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INC3500949Apr 22, 2026Jul 1, 20264CA
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC1769704Aug 14, 2023May 30, 20257AZ
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.
9G71050CA1BLACK COBRA TRANSPORT INCApr 22, 2026Jul 1, 20264
AM56743AZSMARTWAY EXPRESS INCOct 2, 2024May 30, 20254
AG10547AZSMARTWAY EXPRESS INCAug 14, 2023Jul 3, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026