Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSLJ4227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 22, 2024
OH
Last seenSep 1, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDRXMSLJ4227
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
Jul 2, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
LJ4227

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 22, 2024 – Sep 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 1, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1281727/IL
Jul 7, 2025AZII · Walk-around5—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1281727/IL
Jun 1, 2025NDII · Walk-around2OOSOLD MULE INC 3570512P12817/IL
Feb 6, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1—OLD MULE INC 3570512P1281727/IL
Apr 22, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSMILSPED FREIGHT LLC 31871953012112/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OLD MULE INC3570512Feb 6, 2025Sep 1, 20254IL
MILSPED FREIGHT LLC3187195Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241IN
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.
P1281727IL—OLD MULE INCFeb 6, 2025 → Sep 1, 20253
P12817IL—OLD MULE INCJun 1, 2025 → Jun 1, 20251
3012112IN—MILSPED FREIGHT LLCApr 22, 2024 → Apr 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026