Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD51FSFK5261 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJan 30, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 25, 2024
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
3AKJGLD51FSFK5261
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 30, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
FK5261

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSDIAMOND TRUCKING 1 LLC 3011846R738914/TX
Aug 22, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1DIAMOND TRUCKING 1 LLC 3011846R738914/TX
Jun 23, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1GOLDENS EXPRESS LLC 4069605R738914/TX
Mar 16, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MZ TRANSPORT LLC 3675976R649086/TX
Jan 30, 2024CAI · Full3OOSMZ TRANSPORT LLC 3675976R649086/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIAMOND TRUCKING 1 LLC3011846Aug 22, 2024Nov 25, 20242TX
GOLDENS EXPRESS LLC4069605Jun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241MO
MZ TRANSPORT LLC3675976Jan 30, 2024Mar 16, 20242CA
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.
R738914TXDIAMOND TRUCKING 1 LLCAug 22, 2024Nov 25, 20242
R738914TXGOLDENS EXPRESS LLCJun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241
R649086TXMZ TRANSPORT LLCJan 30, 2024Mar 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026