Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMG9257 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 19, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 27, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMG9257
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
MG9257

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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Jan 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 27, 2026COIII · Driver-only0JOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
Mar 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2JOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
Jan 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0JOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
Jan 8, 2025OHII · Walk-around3JOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
Nov 25, 2024WII · Full3OOSJOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
May 29, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1JOEU POWER TRANS INC 4204928P1242027/IL
Jul 19, 2023TNI · Full3OOSA PLUS DETAIL LLC 3125923055G242/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOEU POWER TRANS INC4204928May 29, 2024Jan 27, 20266IL
A PLUS DETAIL LLC3125923Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231MI
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.
P1242027ILJOEU POWER TRANS INCMay 29, 2024Jan 27, 20266
055G242MIA PLUS DETAIL LLCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026