Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR0MSMU3965 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 31, 2023
WV
Last seenJan 7, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR0MSMU3965
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 26, 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
MU3965

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1UZ AUTO TRANS LLC 2485870DG43AQ/FL
Mar 11, 2025LAII · Walk-around1UZ AUTO TRANS LLC 2485870DG43AQ/FL
Dec 13, 2024NMII · Walk-around2ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC 3141225DG43AQ/FL
May 8, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0ALBA FREIGHT INC 3533697P1089162/IL
Dec 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSALBA FREIGHT INC 3533697P1089162/IL
Oct 31, 2023WVIII · Driver-only1ALBA FREIGHT INC 3533697P1089162/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UZ AUTO TRANS LLC2485870Mar 11, 2025Jan 7, 20262OH
ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC3141225Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 20241OH
ALBA FREIGHT INC3533697Oct 31, 2023May 8, 20243IL
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.
DG43AQFLUZ AUTO TRANS LLCMar 11, 2025Jan 7, 20262
DG43AQFLZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLCDec 13, 2024Dec 13, 20241
P1089162ILALBA FREIGHT INCOct 31, 2023May 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026