Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMR9741 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 23, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 16, 2025
IA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5MSMR9741
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
MR9741

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 23, 2023 – Jan 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3—EVEREST EXPRESS LLC 30792113254413/IN
Jan 14, 2025FLII · Walk-around2—EVEREST EXPRESS LLC 30792113254413/IN
Nov 27, 2024COIII · Driver-only0—ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762093254413/IN
Aug 26, 2024MTII · Walk-around1—MC CARRIER LLC 24001673254413/IN
Mar 25, 2024UTII · Walk-around2OOS1239514 ALBERTA LTD 18931283254413/IN
Oct 25, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1—JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC 33369923254413/IN
Sep 23, 2023TNII · Walk-around0—JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC 33369923254413/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVEREST EXPRESS LLC3079211Jan 14, 2025Jan 16, 20252MO
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION76209Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241IL
MC CARRIER LLC2400167Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241NV
1239514 ALBERTA LTD1893128Mar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241AB
JET CARGO EXPRESS LLC3336992Sep 23, 2023Oct 25, 20232IN
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.
3254413IN—EVEREST EXPRESS LLCJan 14, 2025 → Jan 16, 20252
3254413IN—ACE HARDWARE CORPORATIONNov 27, 2024 → Nov 27, 20241
3254413IN—MC CARRIER LLCAug 26, 2024 → Aug 26, 20241
3254413IN—1239514 ALBERTA LTDMar 25, 2024 → Mar 25, 20241
3254413IN—JET CARGO EXPRESS LLCSep 23, 2023 → Oct 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026