Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54ESFK3258 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenJun 28, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 2, 2026
UT
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
3AKJGLD54ESFK3258
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2014
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
FK3258

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
2014

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026UTIII · Driver-only4OOSRG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INC 3655057R833832/TX
Dec 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around4OOSANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R770162/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R770162/TX
Aug 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R770162/TX
May 22, 2025TXI · Full3ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R770162/TX
Jan 29, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R770162/TX
Dec 6, 2024WYIII · Driver-only1OOSANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
Sep 17, 2024ORIII · Driver-only2ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
Jun 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
May 28, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
May 24, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
May 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
Apr 22, 2024KYII · Walk-around2ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
Jun 28, 2023NMII · Walk-around2ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814R591158/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INC3655057Jun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261TX
ANG CARRIERS INC2990814Jun 28, 2023Dec 10, 202513TX
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.
R833832TXRG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INCJun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261
R770162TXANG CARRIERS INCJan 29, 2025Dec 10, 20255
R591158TXANG CARRIERS INCJun 28, 2023Dec 6, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026