Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMN3044 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seen09/19/2023
OK
Last seen04/21/2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR6MSMN3044
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 · 09/19/2023 – 04/21/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/21/2026ILIII · Driver-only0DOWELL EXPRESS INC 3548621P1276404/IL
04/02/2025OHIII · Driver-only1DOWELL EXPRESS INC 3548621P1276404/IL
02/06/2025ARIII · Driver-only0DOWELL EXPRESS INC 3548621P1276404/IL
12/18/2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSDOWELL EXPRESS INC 3548621TEMP/IL
08/19/2024OHII · Walk-around1GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC 54988222301/NE
11/16/2023SCIII · Driver-only0GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC 54988222301/NE
09/26/2023IAII · Walk-around4OOSGRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC 54988222301/NE
09/19/2023OKIII · Driver-only0GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC 54988222301/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOWELL EXPRESS INC354862112/18/202404/21/20264IL
GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC5498809/19/202308/19/20244NE
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.
P1276404ILDOWELL EXPRESS INC02/06/202504/21/20263
TEMPILDOWELL EXPRESS INC12/18/202412/18/20241
222301NEGRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC09/19/202308/19/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026