Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMK8616 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMar 4, 2024
OK
Last seenMar 5, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMK8616
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
MK8616

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 · Mar 4, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0TRAP DRAG TRUCKING LLC 3324897R833681/TX
Mar 2, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSTRAP DRAG TRUCKING LLC 3324897R833681/TX
Aug 28, 2025NMI · Full1WEIR TRANSPORT LLC 3920808R776550/TX
Jul 17, 2025COII · Walk-around2WEIR TRANSPORT LLC 3920808R776550/TX
Jul 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WEIR TRANSPORT LLC 3920808R776550/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXI · Full1KIMRAD TRANSPORT LP 1175926R661648/TX
Jun 19, 2024TXI · Full0KIMRAD TRANSPORT LP 1175926R661648/TX
Mar 4, 2024OKII · Walk-around0KIMRAD TRANSPORT LP 1175926R661648/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRAP DRAG TRUCKING LLC3324897Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 20262TX
WEIR TRANSPORT LLC3920808Jul 6, 2025Aug 28, 20253TX
KIMRAD TRANSPORT LP1175926Mar 4, 2024Feb 27, 20253TX
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.
R833681TXTRAP DRAG TRUCKING LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 5, 20262
R776550TXWEIR TRANSPORT LLCJul 6, 2025Aug 28, 20253
R661648TXKIMRAD TRANSPORT LPMar 4, 2024Feb 27, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026