Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMD9418 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 26, 2023
IN
Last seenApr 15, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMD9418
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MD9418

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Apr 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2025NCII · Walk-around5RUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3340258PWN8443/OH
Jan 24, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1SILK ROAD EXPRESS LINES INC 3033203PWN8443/OH
Jun 24, 2024CAI · Full3OOSRUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3340258PWN8443/OH
Apr 24, 2024NMII · Walk-around2RUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3340258PWN8443/OH
Mar 9, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSRUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3340258PWN8443/OH
Sep 26, 2023INIII · Driver-only1CER EXPRESS INC 3516281PWN8443/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3340258Mar 9, 2024Apr 15, 20254OH
SILK ROAD EXPRESS LINES INC3033203Jan 24, 2025Jan 24, 20251OH
CER EXPRESS INC3516281Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231IL
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.
PWN8443OHRUSH TRUCKING COMPANY LLCMar 9, 2024Apr 15, 20254
PWN8443OHSILK ROAD EXPRESS LINES INCJan 24, 2025Jan 24, 20251
PWN8443OHCER EXPRESS INCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026