Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSMC0289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
33 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenOct 20, 2023
OH
Last seenJul 27, 2026
UT
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDR9MSMC0289
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 17, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
MC0289

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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026UTI · Full2RTI CARGO LLC 4375439PXA8144/OH
May 2, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0RTI CARGO LLC 4375439PXA8144/OH
Apr 10, 2026AZII · Walk-around0RAMZE TRUCKING LLC 3730428PXA8144/OH
Apr 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0RAMZE TRUCKING LLC 3730428PXA8144/OH
Oct 26, 2025KYII · Walk-around0LIGHTNING STAR LLC 3196414PXA8144/OH
May 2, 2025CAI · Full0US DAR LLC 3537161PXA8144/OH
Apr 13, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3OOSUS DAR LLC 3537161S081204/OH
Jan 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0US DAR LLC 3537161S556336/OH
Dec 30, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0US DAR LLC 3537161PXA8144/OH
Dec 18, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0US DAR LLC 3537161PXA8144/OH
Oct 11, 2024TNI · Full0US DAR LLC 3537161PXA8144/OH
Jan 13, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0NEW PRIME INC 370637KR4S/MO
Oct 20, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0NEW PRIME INC 370637KR4S/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RTI CARGO LLC4375439May 2, 2026Jul 27, 20262OH
RAMZE TRUCKING LLC3730428Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20262OH
LIGHTNING STAR LLC3196414Oct 26, 2025Oct 26, 20251OH
US DAR LLC3537161Oct 11, 2024May 2, 20256OH
NEW PRIME INC3706Oct 20, 2023Jan 13, 20242MO
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.
PXA8144OH1RTI CARGO LLCMay 2, 2026Jul 27, 20262
PXA8144OHRAMZE TRUCKING LLCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20262
PXA8144OHLIGHTNING STAR LLCOct 26, 2025Oct 26, 20251
PXA8144OHUS DAR LLCOct 11, 2024May 2, 20254
S081204OHUS DAR LLCApr 13, 2025Apr 13, 20251
S556336OHUS DAR LLCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
37KR4SMONEW PRIME INCOct 20, 2023Jan 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026