Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMC1195 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 7, 2023
WV
Last seenSep 18, 2025
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMC1195
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
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
MC1195

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2DAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLC 1301322PXB7976/OH
Aug 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLC 1301322PXB7976/OH
May 19, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1LA MIRADA TRANSPORT LLC 3476740PXB7976/OH
Mar 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LA MIRADA TRANSPORT LLC 3476740PXB7976/OH
Jan 31, 2025MOII · Walk-around0LA MIRADA TRANSPORT LLC 3476740PXB7976/OH
Oct 7, 2024CTIII · Driver-only0NEW PRIME INC 370643KR3L/MO
Aug 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around2OOSNEW PRIME INC 370643KR3L/UK
Oct 23, 2023OHI · Full1NEW PRIME INC 370643KR3L/MO
Sep 7, 2023WVIII · Driver-only3NEW PRIME INC 370643KR3L/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLC1301322Aug 26, 2025Sep 18, 20252NC
LA MIRADA TRANSPORT LLC3476740Jan 31, 2025May 19, 20253TX
NEW PRIME INC3706Sep 7, 2023Oct 7, 20244MO
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.
PXB7976OHDAYSTAR TRANSIT EXPRESS LLCAug 26, 2025Sep 18, 20252
PXB7976OHLA MIRADA TRANSPORT LLCJan 31, 2025May 19, 20253
43KR3LMONEW PRIME INCSep 7, 2023Oct 7, 20243
43KR3LUKNEW PRIME INCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026