Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMS7917 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 16, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 17, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMS7917
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
MS7917

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 16, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0BIRSAN EXPRESS INC 3038469A015232/SC
May 23, 2025MDI · Full1MD PRIME LOGISTICS LLC 3961635A007836/SC
Nov 14, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0SAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736A004251/SC
Jul 25, 2024FLII · Walk-around1OOSSAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736A004251/SC
Jul 12, 2024LAII · Walk-around3OOSSAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736A004251/SC
Jun 6, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1SAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736A004251/SC
Feb 28, 2024UTI · Full1SAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736P768738/SC
Nov 20, 2023SCII · Walk-around1SAF TRASPORTATION LLC 3912736P768738/SC
Jun 16, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0MB CARGO LLC 3621436P768738/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIRSAN EXPRESS INC3038469Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261IL
MD PRIME LOGISTICS LLC3961635May 23, 2025May 23, 20251NC
SAF TRASPORTATION LLC3912736Nov 20, 2023Nov 14, 20246SD
MB CARGO LLC3621436Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231SC
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.
A015232SC1BIRSAN EXPRESS INCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
A007836SCMD PRIME LOGISTICS LLCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
A004251SCSAF TRASPORTATION LLCJun 6, 2024Nov 14, 20244
P768738SCSAF TRASPORTATION LLCNov 20, 2023Feb 28, 20242
P768738SCMB CARGO LLCJun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026