Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMC1353 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 18
First seenApr 14, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMC1353
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
MC1353

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 · Apr 14, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAI · Full1PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Jul 9, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Apr 4, 2026CAI · Full0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Mar 25, 2026INII · Walk-around0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAI · Full2PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Feb 13, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Jan 21, 2026WAII · Walk-around0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Dec 12, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Oct 31, 2025CAI · Full0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Sep 15, 2025CAI · Full1OOSPLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Aug 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
Aug 6, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0PLAY TRUCKING INC 4228248ZP66909/CA
May 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1BABBL TRUCKING INC 3911227ZP49671/CA
Feb 27, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1BABBL TRUCKING INC 3911227ZP49671/CA
Nov 4, 2024TNI · Full0NEW PRIME INC 370619KS6V/MO
May 13, 2024WIII · Walk-around2NEW PRIME INC 370619KS6V/MO
Apr 14, 2024ILII · Walk-around4NEW PRIME INC 370619KS6V/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLAY TRUCKING INC4228248Aug 6, 2025Jul 13, 202613CA
BABBL TRUCKING INC3911227Feb 27, 2025May 22, 20252CA
NEW PRIME INC3706Apr 14, 2024Nov 4, 20243MO
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.
ZP66909CA1PLAY TRUCKING INCAug 6, 2025Jul 13, 202613
ZP49671CABABBL TRUCKING INCFeb 27, 2025May 22, 20252
19KS6VMONEW PRIME INCApr 14, 2024Nov 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026