Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMN3016 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 20, 2023
LA
Last seenJul 15, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMN3016
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
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
MN3016

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 · Aug 20, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1BACA TRANSPORT LLC 2953733R806041/TX
Jul 15, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1BACA TRANSPORT LLC 2953733R806041/TX
Jul 8, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1BACA TRANSPORT LLC 2953733R806041/TX
Feb 5, 2026TXI · Full0BACA TRANSPORT LLC 2953733R806041/TX
Jan 29, 2026KSII · Walk-around2BACA TRANSPORT LLC 2953733R806041/TX
Jun 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712R664541/TX
Oct 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0THREE WAY LOGISTICS INC 1479588R664541/TX
Oct 3, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1THREE WAY LOGISTICS INC 1479588R664541/TX
Sep 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around0THREE WAY LOGISTICS INC 1479588R664541/TX
May 2, 2024NMI · Full0THREE WAY LOGISTICS INC 1479588R664541/TX
Aug 20, 2023LAII · Walk-around3OOSDAVIS LOGISTICS LLC 3544576R643103/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BACA TRANSPORT LLC2953733Jan 29, 2026Jul 15, 20265TX
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251KY
THREE WAY LOGISTICS INC1479588May 2, 2024Oct 16, 20244CA
DAVIS LOGISTICS LLC3544576Aug 20, 2023Aug 20, 20231TX
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.
R806041TX1BACA TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2026Jul 15, 20265
R664541TXMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251
R664541TXTHREE WAY LOGISTICS INCMay 2, 2024Oct 16, 20244
R643103TXDAVIS LOGISTICS LLCAug 20, 2023Aug 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026