Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMF3435 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 20, 2023
MI
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMF3435
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
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
MF3435

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TNI · Full0SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641843547231/IN
May 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around1SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641843547231/IN
Feb 27, 2026CAI · Full0SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641843547231/IN
Mar 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSFLYIN C TRUCKIN LLC 580265R764838/TX
Jan 1, 2025TXI · Full2OOSNEW ERA TRANSPORT LLC 3846292TEMP/TN
Oct 22, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PXB3602/OH
Aug 26, 2024GAI · Full5DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC 3402694PXB0775/OH
Jun 20, 2023MIII · Walk-around2TRIPLE M EXPRESS LLC 4028497TEMP/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC264184Feb 27, 2026Jun 24, 20263WI
FLYIN C TRUCKIN LLC580265Mar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251TX
NEW ERA TRANSPORT LLC3846292Jan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251TN
DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC3402694Aug 26, 2024Oct 22, 20242OH
TRIPLE M EXPRESS LLC4028497Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231NV
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.
3547231IN1SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INCFeb 27, 2026Jun 24, 20263
R764838TXFLYIN C TRUCKIN LLCMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
TEMPTNNEW ERA TRANSPORT LLCJan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251
PXB3602OHDIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
PXB0775OHDIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
TEMPTXTRIPLE M EXPRESS LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026