Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMC0225 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenApr 5, 2024
GA
Last seenOct 1, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMC0225
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
Jun 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MC0225

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 · Apr 5, 2024 – Oct 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2025SDI · Full3OOSMEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
Aug 7, 2025TNI · Full1—NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 3672988PWY8334/OH
Jun 4, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
Jan 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSMEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
Jul 8, 2024VTIII · Driver-only1—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
Apr 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
Apr 5, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEK EXPRESS LLC2916198Apr 5, 2024Oct 1, 20256OH
NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC3672988Aug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251OH
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.
PWY8334OH—MEK EXPRESS LLCApr 5, 2024 → Oct 1, 20256
PWY8334OH—NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCAug 7, 2025 → Aug 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026