Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMU9318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenJun 20, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 1, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMU9318
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
MU9318

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 20, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026TNI · Full0CARGO ELITE INC 4338418W9693HY/TN
Jun 23, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1CARGO ELITE INC 4338418W9693HY/TN
Jun 17, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1CARGO ELITE INC 4338418W9693HY/TN
Sep 16, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
May 2, 2025CAI · Full1BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Apr 15, 2025AZII · Walk-around0BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Mar 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around0BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSBHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Sep 6, 2024ARII · Walk-around4BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Sep 20, 2023KYI · Full1OOSBHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Jul 23, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
Jun 20, 2023MOII · Walk-around2BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC 2971317XP98152/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO ELITE INC4338418Jun 17, 2026Jul 1, 20263TN
BHOGAL TRANSPORT INC2971317Jun 20, 2023Sep 16, 20259CA
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.
W9693HYTN1CARGO ELITE INCJun 17, 2026Jul 1, 20263
XP98152CABHOGAL TRANSPORT INCJun 20, 2023Sep 16, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026