Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMS9589 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMar 26, 2025
NM
Last seenNov 2, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMS9589
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 26, 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
MS9589

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 · Mar 26, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 2, 2026COII · Walk-around4—F&M TRANSPORT LLC 362002128221PZ/VA
Sep 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only5—F&M TRANSPORT LLC 362002128221PZ/VA
Aug 10, 2026TNII · Walk-around1OOSF&M TRANSPORT LLC 362002128221PZ/VA
Mar 12, 2026OHII · Walk-around4—F&M TRANSPORT LLC 3620021P1281353/IL
Aug 7, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0—MOOSE FREIGHT INC 3455819P1281353/IL
Jul 23, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1—MOOSE FREIGHT INC 3455819P1281353/IL
Jun 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0—MOOSE FREIGHT INC 3455819P1281353/IL
Jun 10, 2025GAI · Full0—MOOSE FREIGHT INC 3455819P1281353/IL
Mar 26, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSMOOSE FREIGHT INC 3455819P1281353/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F&M TRANSPORT LLC3620021Mar 12, 2026Nov 2, 20264VA
MOOSE FREIGHT INC3455819Mar 26, 2025Aug 7, 20255IL
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.
28221PZVA1F&M TRANSPORT LLCAug 10, 2026 → Nov 2, 20263
P1281353IL—F&M TRANSPORT LLCMar 12, 2026 → Mar 12, 20261
P1281353IL—MOOSE FREIGHT INCMar 26, 2025 → Aug 7, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026