Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLDV4ESFW1816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJan 4, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJGLDV4ESFW1816
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 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
JGLDV

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
FW1816

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 · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,544 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 · Jan 4, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026LAII · Walk-around1DEPENDABLE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 4258663P290591/LA
Apr 9, 2025LAI · Full0DEPENDABLE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 4258663P290591/LA
Aug 20, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0DEPENDABLE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC 4258663P290591/LA
May 30, 2024LAII · Walk-around1SPT TRUCKING LLC 1866036P278630/LA
Apr 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around4SPT TRUCKING LLC 1866036P278630/LA
Feb 22, 2024LAI · Full4OOSSPT TRUCKING LLC 1866036P278630/LA
Feb 1, 2024LAII · Walk-around4OOSSPT TRUCKING LLC 1866036P278630/LA
Jan 4, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1SPT TRUCKING LLC 1866036P278630/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEPENDABLE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC4258663Aug 20, 2024Jul 27, 20263LA
SPT TRUCKING LLC1866036Jan 4, 2024May 30, 20245LA
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.
P290591LA1DEPENDABLE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLCAug 20, 2024Jul 27, 20263
P278630LASPT TRUCKING LLCJan 4, 2024May 30, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026