Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV8MSMS5231 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen10/31/2023
CA
Last seen09/11/2025
UT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
3AKJHLDV8MSMS5231
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 · 10/31/2023 – 09/11/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/11/2025UTII · Walk-around3OOSPENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680153005368/IN
06/19/2025UTIII · Driver-only0—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680153005368/IN
04/13/2025NMII · Walk-around2—MFS FLEET INC 9171313005368/IN
03/06/2025MTIII · Driver-only1—TRANSCO INC 10627073005368/IN
02/02/2025NMII · Walk-around0—MFS FLEET INC 9171313005368/IN
12/27/2024COIII · Driver-only0—MFS FLEET INC 9171313005368/IN
10/31/2023CAI · Full0—CME TRANSCO LLC 10809973005368/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC26801506/19/202509/11/20252PA
MFS FLEET INC91713112/27/202404/13/20253TX
TRANSCO INC106270703/06/202503/06/20251TX
CME TRANSCO LLC108099710/31/202310/31/20231IN
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.
3005368IN—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC06/19/2025 → 09/11/20252
3005368IN—MFS FLEET INC12/27/2024 → 04/13/20253
3005368IN—TRANSCO INC03/06/2025 → 03/06/20251
3005368IN—CME TRANSCO LLC10/31/2023 → 10/31/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026