Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56ESFH2862 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 29, 2023
SD
Last seenApr 20, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
3AKJGLD56ESFH2862
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
Jul 4, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
FH2862

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 29, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026IAI · Full12OOSSAJ FAST TRUCKING LLC 39739433951797/IN
Dec 16, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162P1324354/IL
Sep 4, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162TEMP/IL
Jan 23, 2024FLII · Walk-around1PL TRANS INC 3724904P1082742/IL
Nov 29, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0PL TRANS INC 3724904P1082742/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAJ FAST TRUCKING LLC3973943Apr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261IN
FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC3176162Sep 4, 2025Dec 16, 20252IA
PL TRANS INC3724904Nov 29, 2023Jan 23, 20242IL
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.
3951797INSAJ FAST TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
P1324354ILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
TEMPILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
P1082742IL1PL TRANS INCNov 29, 2023Jan 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026