Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57FSGM5985 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2023
GA
Last seenMar 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLD57FSGM5985
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 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GM5985

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around5OOSARA TRUCKING AND LOGISTICS LLC 4052631P1302356/IL
Feb 12, 2026COI · Full6OOSBA SOLUTIONS NC CORP 3889276P1302356/IL
May 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0PKD EXPRESS LLC 3032736TEMP/IL
Jun 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSEMPIRE NATIONAL INC 2878524NL6809/NC
Apr 23, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE NATIONAL INC 2878524NL-6809/NC
Jan 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE NATIONAL INC 2878524NL6809/NC
Oct 10, 2023GAI · Full0EMPIRE NATIONAL INC 2878524NL6809/NC
Sep 25, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE NATIONAL INC 2878524NL6809/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARA TRUCKING AND LOGISTICS LLC4052631Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261FL
BA SOLUTIONS NC CORP3889276Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261NC
PKD EXPRESS LLC3032736May 20, 2025May 20, 20251IL
EMPIRE NATIONAL INC2878524Sep 25, 2023Jun 5, 20245NC
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.
P1302356ILARA TRUCKING AND LOGISTICS LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
P1302356ILBA SOLUTIONS NC CORPFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
TEMPILPKD EXPRESS LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
NL6809NCEMPIRE NATIONAL INCSep 25, 2023Jun 5, 20244
NL-6809NCEMPIRE NATIONAL INCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026