Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD56FSGB1208 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 6, 2023
TN
Last seenNov 5, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
3AKJGLD56FSGB1208
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GB1208

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 6, 2023 – Nov 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSAPORTELA TRANSPORT LLC 4198219XP78541/CA
Apr 3, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
Feb 7, 2024USI · Full0SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
Dec 1, 2023DEII · Walk-around0SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
Aug 14, 2023AZII · Walk-around3SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
Aug 4, 2023MTII · Walk-around3OOSSOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
Jul 6, 2023TNI · Full1SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC 4035096XP78541/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APORTELA TRANSPORT LLC4198219Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241CA
SOUNDS LOGISTICS INC4035096Jul 6, 2023Apr 3, 20246AZ
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.
XP78541CAAPORTELA TRANSPORT LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
XP78541CASOUNDS LOGISTICS INCJul 6, 2023Apr 3, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026