Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMG7798 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenApr 12, 2024
SD
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMG7798
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 20, 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
MG7798

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CAI · Full3BLACKHAWK CARRIER INC 3919387RP26030/WA
Aug 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSLITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
May 14, 2025NVI · Full6OOSLITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
May 6, 2025CAI · Full1LITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAI · Full1LITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
Jun 7, 2024NVII · Walk-around8OOSLITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
May 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0LITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
May 20, 2024WIII · Walk-around3LITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
Apr 12, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1LITTLE STAR TRANS INC 3526766ZP19511/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACKHAWK CARRIER INC3919387May 21, 2026May 21, 20261WA
LITTLE STAR TRANS INC3526766Apr 12, 2024Aug 24, 20258CA
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.
RP26030WABLACKHAWK CARRIER INCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
ZP19511CALITTLE STAR TRANS INCApr 12, 2024Aug 24, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026