Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMU8514 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenAug 12, 2023
UT
Last seenNov 26, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMU8514
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 16, 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
MU8514

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 12, 2023 – Nov 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 26, 2025AZII · Walk-around2LSP EXPRESS LLC 428399431KT4U/MO
Nov 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1LSP EXPRESS LLC 428399431KT4U/MO
Jul 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around1BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 315630131KT4U/MO
Jun 20, 2025USI · Full0BUKHARA TRANS INC 354662831KT4U/MO
May 6, 2025CAI · Full3DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1271090/IL
Dec 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1271090/IL
Dec 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1271090/IL
Dec 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248P1271090/IL
Sep 25, 2024NVII · Walk-around0DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC 3782248NONE/CA
Oct 26, 2023CAII · Walk-around0US EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 30628763072342/IN
Sep 21, 2023NVII · Walk-around0US EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 30628763072342/IN
Aug 12, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1US EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 30628763072342/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LSP EXPRESS LLC4283994Nov 15, 2025Nov 26, 20252MO
BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC3156301Jul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251IL
BUKHARA TRANS INC3546628Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251IL
DREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INC3782248Sep 25, 2024May 6, 20255IL
US EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC3062876Aug 12, 2023Oct 26, 20233NV
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.
31KT4UMOLSP EXPRESS LLCNov 15, 2025Nov 26, 20252
31KT4UMOBLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
31KT4UMOBUKHARA TRANS INCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
P1271090ILDREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INCDec 6, 2024May 6, 20254
NONECADREAM BIG TRANSPORTATION INCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
3072342INUS EXPRESS CARRIERS LLCAug 12, 2023Oct 26, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026