Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSLC7274 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 3, 2023
SD
Last seenApr 30, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR2MSLC7274
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
Jul 1, 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
LC7274

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 3, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—CARGO C0NNECT LLC 4216837AZ491L/NJ
Mar 2, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0—CARGO C0NNECT LLC 4216837AZ491L/NJ
Oct 5, 2025OHII · Walk-around2—CARGO C0NNECT LLC 4216837AZ491L/NJ
Dec 13, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1—KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC 1031258Z075409/UT
Aug 3, 2023SDII · Walk-around0—KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC 1031258Z075409/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO C0NNECT LLC4216837Oct 5, 2025Apr 30, 20263IN
KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC1031258Aug 3, 2023Dec 13, 20232UT
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.
AZ491LNJ—CARGO C0NNECT LLCOct 5, 2025 → Apr 30, 20263
Z075409UT—KELLE'S TRANSPORT SERVICE LLCAug 3, 2023 → Dec 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026