Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57ESFK8034 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 29, 2023
AZ
Last seenMar 3, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJGLD57ESFK8034
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
FK8034

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026AZII · Walk-around4SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC 24044589TA5WY/AZ
Jun 10, 2025AZII · Walk-around3SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC 24044589TA5WY/AZ
May 28, 2025AZII · Walk-around1SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC 24044589TA5WY/AZ
Jan 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around9OOSSOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC 24044589TA5WY/AZ
Oct 28, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1VALLEY RUNNER LLC 32834619TD300/AZ
May 6, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSVALLEY RUNNER LLC 32834619TD300/AZ
Jul 31, 2023AZII · Walk-around6OOSVALLEY RUNNER LLC 32834619TD300/AZ
Jun 29, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0VALLEY RUNNER LLC 32834619TD300/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC2404458Jan 22, 2025Mar 3, 20264AZ
VALLEY RUNNER LLC3283461Jun 29, 2023Oct 28, 20244AZ
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.
9TA5WYAZSOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 22, 2025Mar 3, 20264
9TD300AZVALLEY RUNNER LLCJun 29, 2023Oct 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026