Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54ESFT6429 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenDec 29, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJGLD54ESFT6429
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 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
FT6429

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 · Dec 29, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around4CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Dec 2, 2025CAI · Full4OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Sep 15, 2025USI · Full1CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Sep 13, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Sep 5, 2025USI · Full5CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Aug 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559F86634/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Feb 18, 2025USIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Jan 14, 2025USI · Full4OOSGUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Dec 23, 2024USI · Full4GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full1GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full5OOSGUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
Dec 29, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359F86634/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO4385055Aug 13, 2025Mar 19, 20267CA
GUEROS TRANSPORT INC3585835Dec 29, 2023Apr 3, 20257CA
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.
9F86634CACARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTROAug 13, 2025Mar 19, 20267
9F86634CAGUEROS TRANSPORT INCDec 29, 2023Apr 3, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026