Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMC0947 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 13, 2023
KY
Last seenJul 31, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMC0947
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
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
MC0947

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 · Aug 13, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0BAY AREA LINES LLC 3793081ZP63283/CA
Jul 28, 2026CAI · Full0BAY AREA LINES LLC 3793081ZP63283/CA
Mar 23, 2026NMII · Walk-around0TOPFLEET INC 4143821ZP63283/CA
Mar 16, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0TOPFLEET INC 4143821ZP63283/CA
Mar 5, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1TOPFLEET INC 4143821ZP63283/CA
Nov 1, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0TOPFLEET INC 4143821ZP63283/CA
Oct 7, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC 3141225ZP63283/CA
Jul 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around12OOSSSL TRUCKING INC 3927167ZP63283/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAI · Full4OOSSSL TRUCKING INC 3927167ZP63283/CA
Jun 14, 2025NEII · Walk-around1SSL TRUCKING INC 3927167ZP63283/CA
Aug 13, 2023KYI · Full0NEW PRIME INC 370689KR8X/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAY AREA LINES LLC3793081Jul 28, 2026Jul 31, 20262TN
TOPFLEET INC4143821Nov 1, 2025Mar 23, 20264OH
ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC3141225Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251OH
SSL TRUCKING INC3927167Jun 14, 2025Jul 14, 20253OH
NEW PRIME INC3706Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 20231MO
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.
ZP63283CA1BAY AREA LINES LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 31, 20262
ZP63283CA1TOPFLEET INCNov 1, 2025Mar 23, 20264
ZP63283CAZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
ZP63283CASSL TRUCKING INCJun 14, 2025Jul 14, 20253
89KR8XMONEW PRIME INCAug 13, 2023Aug 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026