Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD52FSGC0438 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenJul 13, 2023
OR
Last seenJul 17, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJGLD52FSGC0438
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
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
GC0438

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 13, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026AZI · Full7SIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/AZ
Jul 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1SIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/AZ
Mar 28, 2026CAI · Full6SIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/AZ
Jan 22, 2026CAI · Full5OOSSIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full4SIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/AZ
Sep 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around3SIMPLICO LLC 4258123AN00478/AZ
Jul 9, 2025AZII · Walk-around0CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Sep 16, 2024AZII · Walk-around5CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Jun 21, 2024AZIII · Driver-only11CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Mar 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSCPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Feb 5, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Jan 18, 2024CAI · Full3OOSCPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAII · Walk-around4OOSCPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Aug 9, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Aug 8, 2023CAI · Full6OOSCPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
Jul 13, 2023ORII · Walk-around6CPL EXPRESS INC 1376496XP78542/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIMPLICO LLC4258123Sep 30, 2025Jul 17, 20266AZ
CPL EXPRESS INC1376496Jul 13, 2023Jul 9, 202510CA
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.
AN00478AZ1SIMPLICO LLCSep 30, 2025Jul 17, 20265
AN00478CASIMPLICO LLCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
XP78542CACPL EXPRESS INCJul 13, 2023Jul 9, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026