Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0MSMH4242 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 7, 2024
SC
Last seenJan 8, 2026
MT
Inspected under 5 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR0MSMH4242
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 21, 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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
MH4242

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 7, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN COUNTRYWIDE TRANSPORT LLC 3546664ZP77407/CA
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full0MBA GROUP INC 4068947P1301047/IL
Aug 28, 2025CAI · Full0PINDI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4110121P1301047/IL
Aug 18, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3OOSPINDI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4110121P1301047/IL
May 1, 2025CAI · Full2OOSJ&E EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 3153724
Nov 7, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0US XPRESS INC 3030243EZ216/OK
Feb 28, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2US XPRESS INC 3030243EZ216/OK
Feb 7, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1US XPRESS INC 3030243EZ216/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN COUNTRYWIDE TRANSPORT LLC3546664Jan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261CA
MBA GROUP INC4068947Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251IL
PINDI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC4110121Aug 18, 2025Aug 28, 20252IL
J&E EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC3153724May 1, 2025May 1, 20251IL
US XPRESS INC303024Feb 7, 2024Nov 7, 20243TN
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.
ZP77407CAAMERICAN COUNTRYWIDE TRANSPORT LLCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261
P1301047ILMBA GROUP INCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
P1301047ILPINDI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCAug 18, 2025Aug 28, 20252
ILJ&E EXPRESS TRANSPORT INCMay 1, 2025May 1, 20251
3EZ216OKUS XPRESS INCFeb 7, 2024Nov 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026