Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMA8219 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenOct 16, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMA8219
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
Oct 10, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MA8219

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 16, 2023 – Oct 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2026CAI · Full2—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Oct 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Aug 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Aug 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Aug 20, 2026WAII · Walk-around8OOSPBX LOGISTICS LTD 247426660373P/BC
Aug 16, 2026CAI · Full1—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Jul 15, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
May 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Apr 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Feb 1, 2026CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Nov 15, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSDRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Nov 7, 2024CAI · Full1OOSDRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Nov 7, 2024CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960379P/BC
Oct 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Mar 6, 2024CAI · Full0—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Nov 1, 2023MTI · Full1OOSDRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
Oct 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1—DRAGON TRUCKING LTD 100119960373P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRAGON TRUCKING LTD1001199Oct 16, 2023Oct 24, 202616BC
PBX LOGISTICS LTD2474266Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20261BC
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.
60373PBC1DRAGON TRUCKING LTDOct 16, 2023 → Oct 24, 202615
60373PBC1PBX LOGISTICS LTDAug 20, 2026 → Aug 20, 20261
60379PBC—DRAGON TRUCKING LTDNov 7, 2024 → Nov 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026