Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD53FSGM8513 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenDec 9, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGLD53FSGM8513
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 16, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GM8513

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 · Dec 9, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around3FERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZ 100426202ES6X/MX
Apr 20, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0FERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZ 100426202ES6X/TA
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around3FERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZ 100426202ES6X/TA
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Feb 17, 2026TXI · Full1FERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZ 100426202ES6X/MX
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSFRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Dec 12, 2025TXI · Full2FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Nov 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Nov 6, 2025USI · Full4FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Jul 11, 2025TXI · Full6FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Jul 8, 2025TXI · Full1FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Jan 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
Dec 9, 2024TXI · Full9OOSFRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 374727202ES6X/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZ1004262Feb 17, 2026Apr 23, 20264TA
FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ3747272Dec 9, 2024Feb 24, 20269TA
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.
02ES6XMXFERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZFeb 17, 2026Apr 23, 20262
02ES6XTAFERNANDO GOMEZ GOMEZApr 13, 2026Apr 20, 20262
02ES6XMXFRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZDec 9, 2024Feb 24, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026