Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDR9DSBS2838 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 8, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJGLDR9DSBS2838
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2013
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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BS2838

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 · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 16,819 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
2013

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 8, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around3CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Dec 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Dec 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSCARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Sep 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Sep 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSCARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ 15937539F41189/CA
Sep 8, 2023CAI · Full1MAIN POWER EXPRESS INC 34784439E28514/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZ1593753Aug 20, 2025May 28, 20267CA
MAIN POWER EXPRESS INC3478443Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231CA
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.
9F41189CACARLOS LOPEZ GALDAMEZAug 20, 2025May 28, 20267
9E28514CAMAIN POWER EXPRESS INCSep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026