Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMF2538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 26, 2023
NC
Last seenOct 28, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMF2538
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 20, 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
MF2538

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 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0AVIATOR LOGISTICS INC 4341390ZP53288/CA
Oct 6, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSAVIATOR LOGISTICS INC 4341390ZP53288/CA
Sep 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AVIATOR LOGISTICS INC 4341390ZP53288/CA
Sep 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1AVIATOR LOGISTICS INC 4341390ZP53288/CA
Aug 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INC 3762626ZP53288/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1BRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INC 3762626ZP53288/CA
Apr 11, 2025ORII · Walk-around2BRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INC 3762626ZPS3288/CA
Apr 5, 2025CAI · Full0BRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INC 3762626ZP53288/CA
Jun 26, 2023NCII · Walk-around0SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 2641842784497/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVIATOR LOGISTICS INC4341390Sep 24, 2025Oct 28, 20254CA
BRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INC3762626Apr 5, 2025Aug 4, 20254WA
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC264184Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231WI
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.
ZP53288CAAVIATOR LOGISTICS INCSep 24, 2025Oct 28, 20254
ZP53288CABRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INCApr 5, 2025Aug 4, 20253
ZPS3288CABRAR PB05 TRANSPORT INCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
2784497INSCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INCJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026