Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMR8232 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 22, 2023
IA
Last seenApr 8, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMR8232
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
MR8232

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 22, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026ALII · Walk-around4ROYAL TASTE INC 3506080NOPLATE/PA
Apr 8, 2026ALII · Walk-around4ROYAL TASTE INC 3506080NOPLATE/PA
Jan 25, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1ESTER CARGO INC 3758659P1209131/IL
Nov 14, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSESTER CARGO INC 3758659P1209131/IL
Oct 22, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1ESTER CARGO INC 3758659P1209131/IL
Apr 15, 2024KSII · Walk-around8OOSESTER CARGO INC 3758659P1209131/IL
Oct 26, 2023PAIII · Driver-only2ESTER CARGO INC 3758659P1209131/IL
Aug 22, 2023IAII · Walk-around1ESTER CARGO INC 3758659P 1209131/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL TASTE INC3506080Apr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20262IL
ESTER CARGO INC3758659Aug 22, 2023Jan 25, 20256IL
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.
NOPLATEPA1ROYAL TASTE INCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20262
P1209131ILESTER CARGO INCOct 26, 2023Jan 25, 20255
P 1209131ILESTER CARGO INCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026