Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMA8216 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenJun 26, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMA8216
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 16, 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
MA8216

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0M&M TRANSPORT LTD 256677899367P/BC
Oct 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756585319P/BC
Oct 30, 2025CAI · Full1MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756585319P/BC
Jul 27, 2025CAI · Full0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756585319P/BC
Mar 28, 2025NDII · Walk-around2OOSMALHI CARRIERS INC 80756585319P/BC
Jan 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756585319P/BC
Dec 3, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSMALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Oct 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSMALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Jun 6, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Nov 20, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Sep 21, 2023CAI · Full0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Sep 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Aug 26, 2023MTII · Walk-around0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
Jun 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0MALHI CARRIERS INC 80756556474P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&M TRANSPORT LTD2566778Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261BC
MALHI CARRIERS INC807565Jun 26, 2023Oct 31, 202513BC
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.
99367PBC1M&M TRANSPORT LTDJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
85319PBCMALHI CARRIERS INCJan 13, 2025Oct 31, 20255
56474PBCMALHI CARRIERS INCJun 26, 2023Dec 3, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026