Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7MSMK9304 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 26, 2023
IL
Last seenApr 9, 2026
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR7MSMK9304
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 18, 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
MK9304

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026MEI · Full1GOLDEN WAY INC 3173205P1294943/IL
Jan 14, 2026NDIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1294943/IL
Jan 11, 2026AZII · Walk-around2OOSNOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1294943/IL
Dec 4, 2025CAI · Full0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1294943/IL
May 27, 2025AZII · Walk-around1OOSNOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1294943/IL
Mar 27, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1194188/IL
Aug 27, 2024NVI · Full3OOSNOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1194188/IL
Jun 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1194188/IL
Apr 30, 2024INIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1194188/IL
Sep 26, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225P1194188/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN WAY INC3173205Apr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261IL
NOMAD FREIGHT INC2568225Sep 26, 2023Jan 14, 20269IN
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.
P1294943ILGOLDEN WAY INCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
P1294943ILNOMAD FREIGHT INCMay 27, 2025Jan 14, 20264
P1194188ILNOMAD FREIGHT INCSep 26, 2023Mar 27, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026