Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7MSMA8173 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenAug 19, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR7MSMA8173
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 14, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
MA8173

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 19, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0SURPASS TRANSPORT INC 35758690FX037/AB
Feb 7, 2026NDIII · Driver-only0SURPASS TRANSPORT INC 35758690FX037/SK
Feb 7, 2026NDIII · Driver-only0SURPASS TRANSPORT INC 35758690FX037/SK
Jan 8, 2026WAI · Full7OOSSURPASS TRANSPORT INC 35758690FX037/AB
Aug 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Jun 24, 2025MTII · Walk-around0KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MFY/SK
Jun 16, 2025MTII · Walk-around3OOSKHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Jan 21, 2025SDII · Walk-around1KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Nov 14, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Jun 6, 2024MNII · Walk-around1OOSKHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
May 9, 2024WIII · Walk-around1KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Apr 4, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSKHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYK/SK
Mar 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around0KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Feb 8, 2024MTII · Walk-around2KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Aug 20, 2023WAI · Full7OOSKHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
Aug 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1KHERA TRANSPORT INC 3939753429MYF/SK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SURPASS TRANSPORT INC3575869Jan 8, 2026Feb 13, 20264AB
KHERA TRANSPORT INC3939753Aug 19, 2023Aug 29, 202512SK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
0FX037ABSURPASS TRANSPORT INCJan 8, 2026Feb 13, 20262
0FX037SK1SURPASS TRANSPORT INCFeb 7, 2026Feb 7, 20262
429MYFSKKHERA TRANSPORT INCAug 19, 2023Aug 29, 202510
429MFYSKKHERA TRANSPORT INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
429MYKSKKHERA TRANSPORT INCApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026