Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9TSWM4052 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2025
GA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
MA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
3AKJHHDR9TSWM4052
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2026
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
1996 or 2026

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
WM4052

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
2026

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 25, 2025 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P1288597/IL
Apr 7, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1MSL EXPRESS INC 4168399P1288597/IL
Jan 9, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC 4381436P1288597/IL
Dec 16, 2025VAII · Walk-around0BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC 4381436P1288597/IL
Dec 1, 2025OHII · Walk-around0BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC 4381436P1288597/IL
Nov 2, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0MOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291P1288597/IL
Oct 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291P1288597/IL
Sep 25, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1MOONDOG FREIGHT INC 3711291P1288597/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSL EXPRESS INC4168399Apr 7, 2026Jun 4, 20262IL
BUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLC4381436Dec 1, 2025Jan 9, 20263IL
MOONDOG FREIGHT INC3711291Sep 25, 2025Nov 2, 20253IL
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.
P1288597ILMSL EXPRESS INCApr 7, 2026Jun 4, 20262
P1288597ILBUSY BEE TRANSPORT LLCDec 1, 2025Jan 9, 20263
P1288597ILMOONDOG FREIGHT INCSep 25, 2025Nov 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026