Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMS5553 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen10/19/2023
OH
Last seen05/02/2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMS5553
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
06/26/2026
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 · 10/19/2023 – 05/02/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/02/2025MDI · Full2—AVRORA LINES INC 3514718P1261876/IL
03/28/2025TNIII · Driver-only1—AVRORA LINES INC 3514718P1199074/IL
02/25/2025INIII · Driver-only2—AVRORA LINES INC 3514718P1199074/IL
07/13/2024TNIII · Driver-only2—AVRORA LINES INC 3514718P1199074/IL
12/19/2023ILIII · Driver-only0—UNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548P1199074/IL
10/19/2023OHI · Full5—UNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548P1199074/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVRORA LINES INC351471807/13/202405/02/20254IL
UNIX EXPRESS INC376754810/19/202312/19/20232OH
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.
P1261876IL—AVRORA LINES INC05/02/2025 → 05/02/20251
P1199074IL—AVRORA LINES INC07/13/2024 → 03/28/20253
P1199074IL—UNIX EXPRESS INC10/19/2023 → 12/19/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026