Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9MSMR8270 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 4, 2023
MO
Last seenMay 4, 2026
CA
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
3AKJHHDR9MSMR8270
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
MR8270

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 4, 2023 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSGOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLC 4061432RC57156/MI
Mar 30, 2026OHII · Walk-around1GOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLC 4061432TEMP/MI
Feb 18, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLC 4061432RC57156/MI
Feb 18, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLC 4061432RC57156/MI
Sep 16, 2025INIII · Driver-only3ARA EXPRESS LLC 3758096RC49185/MI
Oct 15, 2024NEIII · Driver-only2ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1155459/IL
Sep 30, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1155459/IL
Oct 4, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0DKD LOGISTICS INC 1777691P1081360/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLC4061432Feb 18, 2026May 4, 20264MI
ARA EXPRESS LLC3758096Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251MI
ARAVAN CARGO INC3139125Sep 30, 2024Oct 15, 20242OH
DKD LOGISTICS INC1777691Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231IL
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.
RC57156MIGOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLCFeb 18, 2026May 4, 20263
TEMPMIGOLDEN EAGLE XPRESS LLCMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
RC49185MIARA EXPRESS LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
P1155459ILARAVAN CARGO INCSep 30, 2024Oct 15, 20242
P1081360ILDKD LOGISTICS INCOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026