Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7MSME8320 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2024
SD
Last seenMay 5, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR7MSME8320
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
Jul 1, 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
ME8320

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 · Oct 11, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026AZI · Full0NBS LOGISTICS LLC 358290452068PF/NY
Jul 1, 2025NYII · Walk-around5NBS LOGISTICS LLC 358290450348PF/NY
Nov 27, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0K & H TRANS INC 3108352AH42870/PA
Nov 16, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125AH42870/PA
Oct 11, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0WINNERS TRANSPORTATION INC 3481887AH42870/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NBS LOGISTICS LLC3582904Jul 1, 2025May 5, 20262OH
K & H TRANS INC3108352Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241OH
ARAVAN CARGO INC3139125Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 20241OH
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION INC3481887Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241IL
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.
52068PFNYNBS LOGISTICS LLCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
50348PFNYNBS LOGISTICS LLCJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
AH42870PAK & H TRANS INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
AH42870PAARAVAN CARGO INCNov 16, 2024Nov 16, 20241
AH42870PAWINNERS TRANSPORTATION INCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026