Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSML8134 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 27, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 26, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR9MSML8134
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 21, 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
ML8134

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Apr 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153TEMP/IL
Nov 4, 2025KYI · Full1SAUR TRANS INC 3556452P1282783/IL
Jul 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
Apr 24, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
Apr 17, 2025COIII · Driver-only0KG CARAVAN INC 3664118P1282783/IL
Jan 22, 2024TNI · Full1OOSNOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
Nov 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around0NOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
Sep 27, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1NOVA LINES INC 2559423P1062310/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC3968153Apr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20261IL
SAUR TRANS INC3556452Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251IL
KG CARAVAN INC3664118Apr 17, 2025Jul 9, 20253IL
NOVA LINES INC2559423Sep 27, 2023Jan 22, 20243IL
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.
TEMPILNEWS TRANSPORTATION INCApr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20261
P1282783ILSAUR TRANS INCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
P1282783ILKG CARAVAN INCApr 17, 2025Jul 9, 20253
P1062310ILNOVA LINES INCSep 27, 2023Jan 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026