Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSLY3857 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 24, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR3MSLY3857
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 14, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
LY3857

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around2YELLOW STONE RANCH TRANSPORT LLC 4191750R853412/TX
Jul 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSYELLOW STONE RANCH TRANSPORT LLC 419175092M828N/TX
Nov 13, 2023TNI · Full0FFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 109745A486116/MS
Sep 2, 2023TXII · Walk-around0FFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 109745A486116/MS
Aug 24, 2023AZII · Walk-around3FFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 109745A486116/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YELLOW STONE RANCH TRANSPORT LLC4191750Jul 1, 2026Aug 3, 20262TX
FFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC109745Aug 24, 2023Nov 13, 20233TX
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.
R853412TX1YELLOW STONE RANCH TRANSPORT LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
92M828NTX1YELLOW STONE RANCH TRANSPORT LLCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
A486116MSFFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCAug 24, 2023Nov 13, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026