Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMT8518 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMay 14, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 28, 2026
OK
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMT8518
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
MT8518

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 · May 14, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026OKI · Full0ZEMEN LOGISTICS LLC 3958341PXD9046/OH
May 5, 2026LAII · Walk-around0GILLCO FREIGHTLINES INC 3319634PXD9046/OH
Jan 27, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0YHC LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 3947881PXD9046/OH
Jan 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0YHC LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 3947881PXD9046/OH
Aug 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around1RMS TRANSPORT LLC 3050233XE725F/FL
Jan 29, 2025SCI · Full0RMS TRANSPORT LLC 3050233XE725F/FL
Jun 30, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0ARION FREIGHT LLC 3098069AC34FV/FL
May 14, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ARION FREIGHT LLC 3098069AC34FV/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZEMEN LOGISTICS LLC3958341Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261TX
GILLCO FREIGHTLINES INC3319634May 5, 2026May 5, 20261CA
YHC LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC3947881Jan 10, 2026Jan 27, 20262FL
RMS TRANSPORT LLC3050233Jan 29, 2025Aug 6, 20252FL
ARION FREIGHT LLC3098069May 14, 2024Jun 30, 20242WA
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.
PXD9046OH1ZEMEN LOGISTICS LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
PXD9046OHGILLCO FREIGHTLINES INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
PXD9046OHYHC LOGISTIC SERVICES LLCJan 10, 2026Jan 27, 20262
XE725FFLRMS TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2025Aug 6, 20252
AC34FVFLARION FREIGHT LLCMay 14, 2024Jun 30, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026