Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGEDV8FSFZ0359 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 24, 2023
DE
Last seenAug 13, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJGEDV8FSFZ0359
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 30, 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
FZ0359

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 · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,308 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 24, 2023 – Aug 13, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around4SAMCO FREIGHT LLC 39519901N09837/TX
Apr 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSSAMCO FREIGHT LLC 39519905317A16/TX
Jan 8, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
Oct 6, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
Jul 24, 2023DEIII · Driver-only0DREXEL METALS INC 16278032570035/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMCO FREIGHT LLC3951990Apr 24, 2024Aug 13, 20242TX
DREXEL METALS INC1627803Jul 24, 2023Jan 8, 20243KY
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.
1N09837TXSAMCO FREIGHT LLCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
5317A16TXSAMCO FREIGHT LLCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
2570035INDREXEL METALS INCJul 24, 2023Jan 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026