Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKGHTDVXMSMK9677 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
116Day cab
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 12, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 15, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
3AKGHTDVXMSMK9677
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 30, 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
GHTDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
MK9677

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
116

Sourced label · prefix basis 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 79 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 · Aug 12, 2023 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0PHOENIX WASTE SERVICES LLC 2788102AH22033/PA
Nov 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0PHOENIX WASTE SERVICES LLC 2788102AH22033/PA
Jan 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0GROUP PETROLEUM SERVICES INC 1720398R460928/TX
Jan 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around1J A T TRANSPORT LLC 1170256R460928/TX
Aug 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around0GROUP PETROLEUM SERVICES INC 1720398R460928/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX WASTE SERVICES LLC2788102Nov 7, 2025Jun 15, 20262PA
J A T TRANSPORT LLC1170256Jan 3, 2024Jan 3, 20241TX
GROUP PETROLEUM SERVICES INC1720398Aug 12, 2023Jan 3, 20242TX
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.
AH22033PA1PHOENIX WASTE SERVICES LLCNov 7, 2025Jun 15, 20262
R460928TXJ A T TRANSPORT LLCJan 3, 2024Jan 3, 20241
R460928TXGROUP PETROLEUM SERVICES INCAug 12, 2023Jan 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026