Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSLJ4229 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenApr 23, 2025
NM
Last seenOct 28, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR3MSLJ4229
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
LJ4229

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 23, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2026ARIII · Driver-only3—CARTER I AND G TRANSPORT LLC 3424346C563FL/GA
Sep 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
Aug 4, 2025TNI · Full1—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
Jul 23, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
Jul 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
Apr 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
Apr 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around3OOSOLD MULE INC 3570512P1082704/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARTER I AND G TRANSPORT LLC3424346Oct 28, 2026Oct 28, 20261FL
OLD MULE INC3570512Apr 23, 2025Sep 11, 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.
C563FLGA1CARTER I AND G TRANSPORT LLCOct 28, 2026 → Oct 28, 20261
P1082704IL—OLD MULE INCApr 23, 2025 → Sep 11, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026