Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD65FSGA2816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 27, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJGLD65FSGA2816
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
Aug 2, 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
JGLD6

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
GA2816

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 · 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,667 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 · Apr 27, 2024 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around3EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC 3648575R794929/TX
Aug 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SHIELD TRANSPORT LLC 2921141R744264/TX
Apr 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around3EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC 3648575R725993/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC3648575Apr 27, 2024Jan 19, 20262TX
SHIELD TRANSPORT LLC2921141Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241TX
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.
R794929TXEXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLCJan 19, 2026Jan 19, 20261
R744264TXSHIELD TRANSPORT LLCAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
R725993TXEXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLCApr 27, 2024Apr 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026