Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSML2532 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 14, 2023
US
Last seenApr 1, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJHHDR2MSML2532
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 26, 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
ML2532

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 14, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MDA EXPRESS LLC 4029816AZ702Z/NJ
Feb 18, 2026KYI · Full1MDA EXPRESS LLC 4029816AZ702V/NJ
Jun 20, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0AMZ EXPRESS INC 2581538AZ702V/NJ
Mar 9, 2025TNI · Full1OOSCAPITOL TRUCKING INC 2554023P1246947/UK
Dec 30, 2024TNI · Full0CAPITOL TRUCKING INC 2554023P1246947/IL
Aug 14, 2023USI · Full0GP TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 1527352P970025/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDA EXPRESS LLC4029816Feb 18, 2026Apr 1, 20262MD
AMZ EXPRESS INC2581538Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251OH
CAPITOL TRUCKING INC2554023Dec 30, 2024Mar 9, 20252TX
GP TRANSPORTATION COMPANY1527352Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 20231IL
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.
AZ702ZNJMDA EXPRESS LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
AZ702VNJMDA EXPRESS LLCFeb 18, 2026Feb 18, 20261
AZ702VNJAMZ EXPRESS INCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
P1246947UKCAPITOL TRUCKING INCMar 9, 2025Mar 9, 20251
P1246947ILCAPITOL TRUCKING INCDec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241
P970025NYGP TRANSPORTATION COMPANYAug 14, 2023Aug 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026