Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSMA9196 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenDec 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR2MSMA9196
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 18, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
MA9196

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026MIII · Walk-around2EMPIRE EXPRESS 1 LLC 4355466RC61899/MI
Dec 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
May 28, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAI · Full0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAI · Full0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Dec 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Nov 27, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full1FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
May 13, 2024CAI · Full0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
Dec 20, 2023CAI · Full0FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC 2577297XP90520/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE EXPRESS 1 LLC4355466Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261MI
FIVE RIVER TRUCKING INC2577297Dec 20, 2023Dec 3, 202510CA
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.
RC61899MIEMPIRE EXPRESS 1 LLCJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
XP90520CAFIVE RIVER TRUCKING INCDec 20, 2023Dec 3, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026