Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSMT3034 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 23, 2023
UT
Last seenMar 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR2MSMT3034
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
MT3034

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.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 23, 2023 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC 24093471N85196/TX
Oct 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663LJ546/OK
Aug 8, 2024UTII · Walk-around1OOSMELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663FF770/OK
Jul 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663FF770/OK
Jul 23, 2023UTI · Full1MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663FF770/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC2409347Mar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261OH
MELTON TRUCK LINES INC34666Jul 23, 2023Oct 12, 20244OK
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.
1N85196TXOHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INCMar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261
3LJ546OKMELTON TRUCK LINES INCOct 12, 2024Oct 12, 20241
3FF770OKMELTON TRUCK LINES INCJul 23, 2023Aug 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026