Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMU0508 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seen10/21/2023
AR
Last seen05/11/2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMU0508
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
06/20/2026
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 · 10/21/2023 – 05/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/11/2026GAIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
04/24/2026TNI · Full3OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
02/03/2026ILIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
02/04/2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1213057/IL
12/23/2024TXIV · Special1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
06/21/2024KYI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083358/IL
04/29/2024SDII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083358/IL
01/16/2024MNIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
10/21/2023ARIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC293185002/03/202605/11/20263IL
ACE TRANS LLC416337802/04/202502/04/20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC339664110/21/202312/23/20245IL
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.
P1336521ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC02/03/202605/11/20263
P1213057ILACE TRANS LLC02/04/202502/04/20251
P1213057ILACE TRANSPORTATION INC10/21/202312/23/20243
P1083358ILACE TRANSPORTATION INC04/29/202406/21/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/20/2026