Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSLJ7873 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen10/13/2023
KY
Last seen07/17/2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR1MSLJ7873
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/30/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 10/13/2023 – 07/17/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/17/2026LAIII · Driver-only0—CHESI SPRINGS EXPRESS LLC 4284888R855003/TX
05/15/2026AZII · Walk-around0—CHESI SPRINGS EXPRESS LLC 4284888R841392/TX
10/08/2025TXI · Full0—THE BEST TRUCKING LLC 3786492R811643/TX
06/12/2024COII · Walk-around0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EK628/OK
01/05/2024MOIII · Driver-only0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EK628/OK
10/13/2023KYI · Full0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EK628/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHESI SPRINGS EXPRESS LLC428488805/15/202607/17/20262TX
THE BEST TRUCKING LLC378649210/08/202510/08/20251VA
US XPRESS INC30302410/13/202306/12/20243TN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R855003TX1CHESI SPRINGS EXPRESS LLC07/17/2026 → 07/17/20261
R841392TX—CHESI SPRINGS EXPRESS LLC05/15/2026 → 05/15/20261
R811643TX—THE BEST TRUCKING LLC10/08/2025 → 10/08/20251
3EK628OK—US XPRESS INC10/13/2023 → 06/12/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026