Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMZ7465 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 11, 2024
NY
Last seenMay 12, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMZ7465
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 26, 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
MZ7465

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 · Dec 11, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026INIII · Driver-only1HORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLC 4187720P1316499/IL
Mar 31, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0HORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLC 4187720P1316499/IL
Mar 26, 2026INII · Walk-around1OOSHORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLC 4187720P1316499/IL
Mar 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1HORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLC 4187720P1316499/IL
Feb 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1LOGISTICS EXPERTS LLC 3207456P1097130/IL
Dec 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around1LOGISTICS EXPERTS LLC 3207456P1097130/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLC4187720Mar 11, 2026May 12, 20264IL
LOGISTICS EXPERTS LLC3207456Dec 11, 2024Feb 18, 20252IL
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.
P1316499ILHORIZON FREIGHTWAYS LLCMar 11, 2026May 12, 20264
P1097130ILLOGISTICS EXPERTS LLCDec 11, 2024Feb 18, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026