Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMH3973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen02/14/2024
MD
Last seen06/10/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMH3973
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
06/21/2026
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 · 02/14/2024 – 06/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/10/2026CAII · Walk-around3—PHANTOM EXPRESS INC 26397603MA521/OK
05/27/2026NMIII · Driver-only0—PHANTOM EXPRESS INC 26397603MA521/OK
03/31/2026AZI · Full4—PHANTOM EXPRESS INC 26397603MA521/OK
11/19/2025CAI · Full7OOSPHANTOM EXPRESS INC 26397603MA521/OK
10/04/2025MIII · Walk-around2—PHANTOM EXPRESS INC 26397603MA521/OK
09/21/2024CAI · Full0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EU612/OK
08/17/2024NMII · Walk-around0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EU612/OK
02/14/2024MDI · Full0—US XPRESS INC 3030243EU612/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHANTOM EXPRESS INC263976010/04/202506/10/20265TX
US XPRESS INC30302402/14/202409/21/20243TN
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.
3MA521OK—PHANTOM EXPRESS INC10/04/2025 → 06/10/20265
3EU612OK—US XPRESS INC02/14/2024 → 09/21/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026