Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMS3533 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 18, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMS3533
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
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
MS3533

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 18, 2023 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JUAN S ZAPIEN 2890356ZP89635/CA
Apr 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MENCO LOGISTICS INC 35322933155930/IN
Nov 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2TAF LOGISTICS INC 35530053155930/IN
Sep 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around3VANNER INC 30480833155930/IN
Aug 9, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1VANNER INC 30480833155930/IN
Mar 7, 2024AZIII · Driver-only8OOSNEW CONNECT FREIGHT INC 31221173155930/IN
Oct 3, 2023ARI · Full0SJY TRANSPORTATION 25656943155930/IN
Aug 18, 2023NMII · Walk-around1SJY TRANSPORTATION 25656943155930/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN S ZAPIEN2890356Jun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261CA
MENCO LOGISTICS INC3532293Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251CA
TAF LOGISTICS INC3553005Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 20241IL
VANNER INC3048083Aug 9, 2024Sep 27, 20242IL
NEW CONNECT FREIGHT INC3122117Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241AZ
SJY TRANSPORTATION2565694Aug 18, 2023Oct 3, 20232CA
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.
ZP89635CAJUAN S ZAPIENJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
3155930INMENCO LOGISTICS INCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
3155930INTAF LOGISTICS INCNov 23, 2024Nov 23, 20241
3155930INVANNER INCAug 9, 2024Sep 27, 20242
3155930INNEW CONNECT FREIGHT INCMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
3155930INSJY TRANSPORTATIONAug 18, 2023Oct 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026