Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52FSFX3965 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 16, 2023
VA
Last seenAug 28, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJGLD52FSFX3965
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 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
FX3965

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
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 · Jul 16, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HORIZON TRUCKING NC LLC 3725599DD7912/NC
May 25, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSHORIZON TRUCKING NC LLC 3725599DD7912/NC
Apr 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSSHADAM TRANSPORTATION INC 3733766NV6800/NC
Oct 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around5OOSCROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3933911NV6800/NC
Sep 10, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1CROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3933911NV6800/NC
Feb 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2CROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3933911NV6800/NC
Feb 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2CROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3933911NV6800/NC
Jul 16, 2023VAII · Walk-around1CROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3933911NV6800/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON TRUCKING NC LLC3725599May 25, 2026Aug 28, 20262NC
SHADAM TRANSPORTATION INC3733766Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251NC
CROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC3933911Jul 16, 2023Oct 22, 20245NC
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.
DD7912NC1HORIZON TRUCKING NC LLCMay 25, 2026Aug 28, 20262
NV6800NCSHADAM TRANSPORTATION INCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
NV6800NCCROSS COUNTRY TRUCKING LLCJul 16, 2023Oct 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026