Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGGLD51FSBT5433 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenDec 1, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 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
3AKGGLD51FSBT5433
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 16, 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
GGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
BT5433

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 · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 517 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 · Dec 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026CAI · Full2OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
May 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around4OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Dec 18, 2025NMI · Full1FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Nov 26, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Nov 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Nov 12, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Sep 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSFRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AN01870/AZ
Nov 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around3FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
Jul 30, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full1FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
May 27, 2024AZII · Walk-around2FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
Mar 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
Dec 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around0FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC 2524985AL27964/AZ
Dec 1, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 3125585AL27964/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC2524985Dec 17, 2023Jun 30, 202613CA
PEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INC3125585Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231AZ
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.
AN01870AZ1FRIENDLY FREIGHT INCSep 9, 2025Jun 30, 20267
AL27964AZFRIENDLY FREIGHT INCDec 17, 2023Nov 22, 20246
AL27964AZPEARL FREIGHT SERVICES INCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026