Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMP2942 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenOct 16, 2023
UT
Last seenJul 17, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMP2942
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 27, 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
MP2942

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 16, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026SDIII · Driver-only1PREMIUM CARRIERS LLC 4182404PR52068/SD
Jun 25, 2026TNI · Full1PREMIUM CARRIERS LLC 4182404PR52068/SD
Aug 15, 2025ARI · Full4OOSPREMIUM CARRIERS LLC 4182404PR52068/SD
Jul 15, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0PREMIUM LOGISTICS INC 3476166PR52068/SD
Feb 1, 2025IAII · Walk-around3OOSPREMIUM CARRIERS LLC 4182404PR52068/SD
Nov 29, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1PREMIUM LOGISTICS INC 3476166PR52068/SD
Sep 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around5PREMIUM LOGISTICS INC 3476166PR52068/SD
Jan 18, 2024TXI · Full1OOSJOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC 2738973JL459/OK
Dec 10, 2023KYII · Walk-around0JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC 2738973JL459/OK
Oct 16, 2023UTIII · Driver-only2JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC 2738973JL459/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PREMIUM CARRIERS LLC4182404Feb 1, 2025Jul 17, 20264SD
PREMIUM LOGISTICS INC3476166Sep 2, 2024Jul 15, 20253SD
JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLC273897Oct 16, 2023Jan 18, 20243OK
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.
PR52068SD1PREMIUM CARRIERS LLCFeb 1, 2025Jul 17, 20264
PR52068SDPREMIUM LOGISTICS INCSep 2, 2024Jul 15, 20253
3JL459OK1JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING LLCOct 16, 2023Jan 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026