Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMH8946 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seen02/23/2024
MD
Last seen04/02/2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMH8946
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 · 02/23/2024 – 04/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/02/2026MTII · Walk-around2OOSDON TRANS EXPRESS LLC 4186629PWZ0958/OH
01/06/2026NYIII · Driver-only2OOSDON TRANS EXPRESS LLC 4186629PWZ0958/OH
11/26/2025OHIII · Driver-only0—DON TRANS EXPRESS LLC 4186629PWZ0958/OH
06/17/2025SCIII · Driver-only0—DON TRANS EXPRESS LLC 4186629PWZ0958/OH
01/15/2025OHIII · Driver-only0—DON TRANS EXPRESS LLC 4186629PWZ0958/OH
08/27/2024CAI · Full5OOSD-TRANS LLC 3536756PWZ0958/OH
02/27/2024NYII · Walk-around1—D-TRANS LLC 3536756PWZ0958/OH
02/23/2024MDIII · Driver-only0—D-TRANS LLC 3536756PWZ0958/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DON TRANS EXPRESS LLC418662901/15/202504/02/20265OH
D-TRANS LLC353675602/23/202408/27/20243OH
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.
PWZ0958OH—DON TRANS EXPRESS LLC01/15/2025 → 04/02/20265
PWZ0958OH—D-TRANS LLC02/23/2024 → 08/27/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
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