Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMG9004 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 9, 2023
IA
Last seenApr 8, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMG9004
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 20, 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
MG9004

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 9, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0FAST BIRD TRANS LLC 4113324P1338110/IL
Mar 24, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1FAST BIRD TRANS LLC 4113324P1338110/IL
Aug 31, 2025CAI · Full2OOSTUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141AH54448/PA
Aug 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSTUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141AH54448/PA
Aug 3, 2025WAII · Walk-around1TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141AH54448/PA
Aug 29, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333AH54448/PA
Aug 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around1KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333AH54448/PA
Jun 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around0KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333TEMP/PA
Oct 9, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2LANDAIR TRANSPORT LLC 2414112198799/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAST BIRD TRANS LLC4113324Mar 24, 2026Apr 8, 20262IL
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Aug 3, 2025Aug 31, 20253IL
KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED3487333Jun 3, 2024Aug 29, 20243IL
LANDAIR TRANSPORT LLC241411Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231TN
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.
P1338110ILFAST BIRD TRANS LLCMar 24, 2026Apr 8, 20262
AH54448PATUTASH EXPRESS INCAug 3, 2025Aug 31, 20253
AH54448PAKG LINE GROUP INCORPORATEDAug 23, 2024Aug 29, 20242
TEMPPAKG LINE GROUP INCORPORATEDJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
2198799INLANDAIR TRANSPORT LLCOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026