Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSML8134 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen09/27/2023
AR
Last seen04/26/2026
AR
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJHHDR9MSML8134
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 · 09/27/2023 – 04/26/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/26/2026ARIII · Driver-only1—NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153TEMP/IL
11/04/2025KYI · Full1—SAUR TRANS INC 3556452P1282783/IL
07/09/2025NCIII · Driver-only1—KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
04/24/2025ORIII · Driver-only0—KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
04/17/2025COIII · Driver-only0—KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
01/22/2024TNI · Full1OOSNOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
11/03/2023TXII · Walk-around0—NOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
09/27/2023ARIII · Driver-only1—NOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC396815304/26/202604/26/20261IL
SAUR TRANS INC355645211/04/202511/04/20251IL
KG CARAVAN INC366411804/17/202507/09/20253IL
NOVA LINES INC255942309/27/202301/22/20243IL
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.
TEMPIL—NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC04/26/2026 → 04/26/20261
P1282783IL—SAUR TRANS INC11/04/2025 → 11/04/20251
P1282783IL—KG CARAVAN INC04/17/2025 → 07/09/20253
P1062310IL—NOVA LINES INC09/27/2023 → 01/22/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026