Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMT2971 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 17, 2024
MT
Last seenJul 15, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDR6MSMT2971
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
MT2971

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 · Jul 17, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0R N HANIF TRANS INC 4345951ZP59676/CA
Jun 11, 2026NVII · Walk-around3OOSR N HANIF TRANS INC 4345951ZP59676/CA
Jun 11, 2026NVII · Walk-around3OOSR N HANIF TRANS INC 4345951ZP59676/CA
Jun 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3R N HANIF TRANS INC 4345951ZP59676/CA
Apr 7, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0AOG CARRIER LLC 3081697ZP59676/CA
Aug 27, 2025AZI · Full3AOG CARRIER LLC 3081697ZP59676/CA
Jan 30, 2025NMII · Walk-around0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663LD277/OK
Dec 12, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663LD277/OK
Jul 17, 2024MTII · Walk-around0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663FE439/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R N HANIF TRANS INC4345951Jun 9, 2026Jul 15, 20264CA
AOG CARRIER LLC3081697Aug 27, 2025Apr 7, 20262TN
MELTON TRUCK LINES INC34666Jul 17, 2024Jan 30, 20253OK
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.
ZP59676CA1R N HANIF TRANS INCJun 9, 2026Jul 15, 20264
ZP59676CAAOG CARRIER LLCAug 27, 2025Apr 7, 20262
3LD277OKMELTON TRUCK LINES INCDec 12, 2024Jan 30, 20252
3FE439OKMELTON TRUCK LINES INCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026