Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMC0225 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seen04/05/2024
GA
Last seen10/01/2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
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
06/21/2026
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 · 04/05/2024 – 10/01/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/01/2025SDI · Full3OOSMEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
08/07/2025TNI · Full1—NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 3672988PWY8334/OH
06/04/2025ARIII · Driver-only2—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
01/16/2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSMEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
07/08/2024VTIII · Driver-only1—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
04/26/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—MEK EXPRESS LLC 2916198PWY8334/OH
04/05/2024GAIII · 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 LLC291619804/05/202410/01/20256OH
NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC367298808/07/202508/07/20251OH
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.
PWY8334OH—MEK EXPRESS LLC04/05/2024 → 10/01/20256
PWY8334OH—NEXTGEN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC08/07/2025 → 08/07/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026