Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMS2961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 14, 2025
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMS2961
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 12, 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
MS2961

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 327574R515355/TX
Apr 30, 2024WAII · Walk-around0PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 268015R515355/TX
Oct 24, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0HORMANN LLC 76346R515355/TX
Aug 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around1UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 21147773403946/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574May 14, 2025May 14, 20251PA
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241PA
HORMANN LLC76346Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231TN
UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC2114777Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231OR
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.
R515355TXPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
R515355TXPENSKE LOGISTICS LLCApr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241
R515355TXHORMANN LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
3403946INUNITED TRANSPORT S LLCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026