Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMH5560 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 15, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 3, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMH5560
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
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
MH5560

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – May 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1347572/IL
May 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1347572/IL
May 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1347572/IL
Nov 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around1BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1198698/IL
Jan 24, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
Aug 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around2CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
May 9, 2024PAII · Walk-around1OOSCONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
Mar 25, 2024VAIII · Driver-only3CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
Oct 23, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P 1153865/IL
Aug 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around0CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
Jun 15, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1153865/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BJK TRANSPORTATION INC2167609Nov 10, 2025May 3, 20264IL
CONNECT FREIGHT INC2544918Jun 15, 2023Jan 24, 20257IL
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.
P1347572IL1BJK TRANSPORTATION INCMay 3, 2026May 3, 20263
P1198698ILBJK TRANSPORTATION INCNov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251
P1153865ILCONNECT FREIGHT INCJun 15, 2023Jan 24, 20256
P 1153865ILCONNECT FREIGHT INCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026