Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLFGXLDME0684 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under3
40 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenJun 13, 2023
AZ
Last seenOct 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 40 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
3AKJGLFGXLDME0684
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Oct 29, 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
JGLFG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
ME0684

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 · 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 370 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2020

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Oct 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1—AZJ TRUCKING INC 4235370ZP98949/CA
May 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around2—EMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Mar 3, 2025MOI · Full7OOSEMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Nov 6, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—EMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Jun 13, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—EMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
May 16, 2024MII · Full8OOSEMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Apr 30, 2024OKI · Full5OOSEMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Apr 23, 2024MOI · Full7OOSEMBARK LOGISTICS INC 4037397YP69857/CA
Nov 14, 2023MOII · Walk-around3OOSSILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INC 3700806YP69857/CA
Oct 4, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0—SILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INC 3700806YP69857/CA
Jul 6, 2023AZI · Full11OOSSILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INC 3700806YP69857/CA
Jun 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only4—SILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INC 3700806YP69857/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AZJ TRUCKING INC4235370Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 20261CA
EMBARK LOGISTICS INC4037397Apr 23, 2024May 14, 20257CA
SILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INC3700806Jun 13, 2023Nov 14, 20234CA
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.
ZP98949CA1AZJ TRUCKING INCOct 8, 2026 → Oct 8, 20261
YP69857CA—EMBARK LOGISTICS INCApr 23, 2024 → May 14, 20257
YP69857CA—SILVER FORTRESS LOGISTICS INCJun 13, 2023 → Nov 14, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 29, 2026