Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHPDV2MSMG1841 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 3, 2023
VT
Last seenJun 25, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHPDV2MSMG1841
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 27, 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
JHPDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
MG1841

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 · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,676 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 3, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 23974361224352/AL
Jun 25, 2026ALIII · Driver-only2SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 23974361224352/AL
Apr 30, 2026ALII · Walk-around5OOSSOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 23974361224352/AL
Oct 30, 2025GAIII · Driver-only12SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 23974361224352/AL
Oct 30, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 23974361224352/AL
Apr 16, 2024CTII · Walk-around3J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808062839296/IN
Jul 3, 2023VTIII · Driver-only1J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808062839296/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC2397436Oct 30, 2025Jun 25, 20265AL
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Jul 3, 2023Apr 16, 20242AR
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.
1224352AL1SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLCOct 30, 2025Jun 25, 20265
2839296INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCJul 3, 2023Apr 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026