Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53ESFX3780 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 25, 2024
IN
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJGLD53ESFX3780
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 21, 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
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
FX3780

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 · Nov 25, 2024 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026MIII · Walk-around1RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXB7217/OH
Nov 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXB7217/OH
Sep 23, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXB7217/OH
Sep 10, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2OOSRAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3677616PXB7217/OH
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full1OOSBEDFORD EXPRESS LLC 3918376PXB7217/OH
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full0BEDFORD EXPRESS LLC 3918376PXB7217/OH
Nov 25, 2024INI · Full2BEDFORD EXPRESS LLC 3918376PXB0793/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3677616Sep 10, 2025Feb 10, 20264PA
BEDFORD EXPRESS LLC3918376Nov 25, 2024Apr 25, 20253PA
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.
PXB7217OHRAFAEL AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 10, 2025Feb 10, 20264
PXB7217OHBEDFORD EXPRESS LLCApr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20252
PXB0793OHBEDFORD EXPRESS LLCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026