Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMS0097 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenOct 10, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 5, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMS0097
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
MS0097

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 10, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SFAX CARRIERS INC 1704352P1280342/IL
Apr 7, 2026TXI · Full0SFAX CARRIERS INC 1704352P1280342/IL
Mar 30, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3OOSSFAX CARRIERS INC 1704352P1280342/IL
Jan 12, 2026NJI · Full2OOSSFAX CARRIERS INC 1704352P1280342/IL
Sep 25, 2024CAI · Full2OOSMAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 38224513001389/IN
Jul 3, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSMAXIM EXPEDITED LLC 38224513001389/IN
Oct 20, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0LTL SERVICE INC 3554553001389/WI
Oct 10, 2023MNI · Full1OOSDJP TRUCKING LLC 30203043001389/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SFAX CARRIERS INC1704352Jan 12, 2026May 5, 20264IL
MAXIM EXPEDITED LLC3822451Jul 3, 2024Sep 25, 20242IL
LTL SERVICE INC355455Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231WI
DJP TRUCKING LLC3020304Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231WI
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.
P1280342ILSFAX CARRIERS INCJan 12, 2026May 5, 20264
3001389INMAXIM EXPEDITED LLCJul 3, 2024Sep 25, 20242
3001389WILTL SERVICE INCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
3001389INDJP TRUCKING LLCOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026