Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMT2986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMT2986
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 30, 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
MT2986

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026MIII · Walk-around1ELICK ENTERPRISES LLC 3111343POE1336/OH
Jun 26, 2026MIII · Walk-around2OOSELICK ENTERPRISES LLC 3111343POE1336/OH
Dec 30, 2025OHII · Walk-around1ELICK ENTERPRISES LLC 3111343U528959/OH
Dec 17, 2025OHI · Full1ELICK ENTERPRISES LLC 3111343U528959/OH
Mar 17, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663KB100/OK
Oct 29, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663KB100/OK
Mar 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MELTON TRUCK LINES INC 346663KB100/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELICK ENTERPRISES LLC3111343Dec 17, 2025Jul 21, 20264OH
MELTON TRUCK LINES INC34666Mar 13, 2024Mar 17, 20253OK
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.
POE1336OH1ELICK ENTERPRISES LLCJun 26, 2026Jul 21, 20262
U528959OHELICK ENTERPRISES LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 30, 20252
3KB100OKMELTON TRUCK LINES INCMar 13, 2024Mar 17, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026