Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMW6822 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 7, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 17, 2026
WY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMW6822
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
MW6822

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026WYIII · Driver-only3FATHER & SON HAULING LLC 2003220P1350214/IL
Apr 9, 2026CAI · Full1FATHER & SON HAULING LLC 2003220TEMP/IL
Nov 8, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0DAF EXPRESS INC 2437832P1295530/IL
Aug 27, 2025IDI · Full7OOSDAF EXPRESS INC 2437832P1295530/IL
Jan 30, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0BOWEN LOGISTICS LLC 1079452K818874/AR
Mar 5, 2024ARIII · Driver-only3BOWEN LOGISTICS LLC 1079452K818874/AR
Jan 9, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0BOWEN LOGISTICS LLC 1079452K818874/AR
Aug 7, 2023MOI · Full3BOWEN LOGISTICS LLC 1079452K818874/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FATHER & SON HAULING LLC2003220Apr 9, 2026Jun 17, 20262IL
DAF EXPRESS INC2437832Aug 27, 2025Nov 8, 20252IL
BOWEN LOGISTICS LLC1079452Aug 7, 2023Jan 30, 20254AR
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.
P1350214IL1FATHER & SON HAULING LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
TEMPILFATHER & SON HAULING LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
P1295530ILDAF EXPRESS INCAug 27, 2025Nov 8, 20252
K818874ARBOWEN LOGISTICS LLCAug 7, 2023Jan 30, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026