Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMM7955 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 13, 2023
TN
Last seenDec 15, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR6MSMM7955
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
MM7955

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 13, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153P1293868/IL
Jul 2, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153P1293868/IL
Mar 12, 2025ALII · Walk-around0NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153P1273193/IL
Jan 8, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
Dec 22, 2023KYI · Full0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
Nov 3, 2023OHI · Full3OOSWESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
Sep 30, 2023KYI · Full0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
Sep 20, 2023NMII · Walk-around1WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
Aug 13, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M2037HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC3968153Mar 12, 2025Dec 15, 20253IL
WESTERN EXPRESS INC511412Aug 13, 2023Jan 8, 20246TN
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.
P1293868ILNEWS TRANSPORTATION INCJul 2, 2025Dec 15, 20252
P1273193ILNEWS TRANSPORTATION INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
M2037HYTN1WESTERN EXPRESS INCAug 13, 2023Jan 8, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026