Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMR6445 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 2, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 9, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR8MSMR6445
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 26, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
MR6445

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – Sep 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1OOSMT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1248977/IL
Jun 5, 2025LAII · Walk-around0—MT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1248977/IL
Apr 9, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0—MT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1248977/IL
Mar 23, 2025NEII · Walk-around1OOSMT EMPIRE INC 2594075P1248977/IL
Dec 18, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0—QUEEN CARGO INC 3485975XP91326/CA
Aug 2, 2023COIII · Driver-only4—QUEEN CARGO INC 3485975XP91326/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MT EMPIRE INC2594075Mar 23, 2025Sep 9, 20254IL
QUEEN CARGO INC3485975Aug 2, 2023Dec 18, 20232IN
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.
P1248977IL—MT EMPIRE INCMar 23, 2025 → Sep 9, 20254
XP91326CA—QUEEN CARGO INCAug 2, 2023 → Dec 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026