Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR6MSMU1475 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 23, 2023
SD
Last seenJul 29, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR6MSMU1475
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 20, 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
MU1475

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 23, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026WVIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1302891/IL
Feb 13, 2026KSII · Walk-around3VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302891/IL
Feb 20, 2025MDIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1083362/IL
Oct 29, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
May 15, 2024OHI · Full5OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
Feb 15, 2024GAII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
Jan 27, 2024WYII · Walk-around6OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
Dec 9, 2023LAIII · Driver-only4ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
Dec 4, 2023TXI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
Jul 23, 2023SDII · Walk-around0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083362/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Jul 23, 2023Jul 29, 20268IL
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Feb 20, 2025Feb 13, 20262IL
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.
P1302891IL1ACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
P1302891ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
P1083362ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 20, 2025Feb 20, 20251
P1083362ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 23, 2023Oct 29, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026