Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMZ3500 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 13, 2024
CT
Last seenDec 12, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMZ3500
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
MZ3500

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 13, 2024 – Dec 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around1UIIA CARGO INC 4021570W3671HY/TN
Nov 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSUIIA CARGO INC 4021570W3671HY/TN
Mar 25, 2025SDII · Walk-around2GET IT THERE TRUCKING LLC 3565994PWZ3259/OH
Jun 13, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1DLS INC 2828116PWZ3259/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UIIA CARGO INC4021570Nov 16, 2025Dec 12, 20252OH
GET IT THERE TRUCKING LLC3565994Mar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251OH
DLS INC2828116Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241UT
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.
W3671HYTNUIIA CARGO INCNov 16, 2025Dec 12, 20252
PWZ3259OHGET IT THERE TRUCKING LLCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
PWZ3259PADLS INCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026