Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSMF8771 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenOct 3, 2023
OH
Last seenJan 31, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR2MSMF8771
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 14, 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
MF8771

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 3, 2023 – Jan 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 31, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2ZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P118937/IL
Jan 9, 2026MSIII · Driver-only1OOSZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P1189377/IL
Aug 20, 2025NDI · Full0ZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P1189377/IN
Jul 6, 2025NMII · Walk-around0ZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P1189377/IL
Jun 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P1189377/IL
Jun 8, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1ZIM EXPRESS INC 4209377P1189377/IL
Apr 17, 2025COII · Walk-around1HYPERION CARRIER INC 4123236P1189377/IL
Feb 4, 2025FLI · Full0HYPERION CARRIER INC 4123236P1189377/FL
Dec 9, 2024TNI · Full5OOSHYPERION CARRIER INC 4123236P1189377/IL
Oct 8, 2024UTI · Full0ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/IL
Oct 1, 2024INIII · Driver-only1ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/IL
Aug 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/IL
Jun 26, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/UK
May 12, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/IL
Oct 3, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0ZIP CARGO INC 3491031P1189377/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZIM EXPRESS INC4209377Jun 8, 2025Jan 31, 20266IL
HYPERION CARRIER INC4123236Dec 9, 2024Apr 17, 20253IL
ZIP CARGO INC3491031Oct 3, 2023Oct 8, 20246IL
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.
P118937ILZIM EXPRESS INCJan 31, 2026Jan 31, 20261
P1189377ILZIM EXPRESS INCJun 8, 2025Jan 9, 20264
P1189377INZIM EXPRESS INCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
P1189377ILHYPERION CARRIER INCDec 9, 2024Apr 17, 20252
P1189377FLHYPERION CARRIER INCFeb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251
P1189377ILZIP CARGO INCOct 3, 2023Oct 8, 20245
P1189377UKZIP CARGO INCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026