Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSMS0350 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 11, 2023
NV
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR2MSMS0350
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
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
MS0350

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 11, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743001426/IN
Jun 25, 2025NVI · Full0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044213397459/IN
Mar 20, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044213397459/IN
Dec 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044213397459/IN
Nov 29, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 34044213397459/IN
Nov 27, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ARTEL LOGISTICS INC 3404421337459/IN
Oct 1, 2024NCI · Full0BELL NURSERY USA LLC 8520663001426/IN
Oct 11, 2023NVIII · Driver-only1PULSAR LOGISTICS LLC 35107203397459/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261PA
ARTEL LOGISTICS INC3404421Nov 27, 2024Jun 25, 20255OH
BELL NURSERY USA LLC852066Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241MD
PULSAR LOGISTICS LLC3510720Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231AZ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
3001426INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
3397459INARTEL LOGISTICS INCNov 29, 2024Jun 25, 20254
337459INARTEL LOGISTICS INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
3001426INBELL NURSERY USA LLCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
3397459INPULSAR LOGISTICS LLCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026