Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD59ESFV1542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenAug 1, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 23, 2026
CA
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
3AKJGLD59ESFV1542
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 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
FV1542

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2OOSWALES TRUCKING LLC 4417201ZP90171/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSLMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAI · Full1LMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Jul 4, 2024AZII · Walk-around5LMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAI · Full2OOSLMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAI · Full0LMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Apr 30, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSLMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676ZP15872/CA
Jan 26, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0LMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676XP66172/CA
Nov 2, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSLMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676XP66172/CA
Aug 1, 2023CAI · Full2OOSLMA TRANSPORT LLC 3401676XP66172/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WALES TRUCKING LLC4417201May 23, 2026May 23, 20261CA
LMA TRANSPORT LLC3401676Aug 1, 2023Jun 24, 20259CA
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.
ZP90171CAWALES TRUCKING LLCMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
ZP15872CALMA TRANSPORT LLCApr 30, 2024Jun 24, 20256
XP66172CALMA TRANSPORT LLCAug 1, 2023Jan 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026