Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMM7893 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 13, 2023
PA
Last seenApr 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMM7893
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 18, 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
MM7893

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 13, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0PATIALA TRANSPORTATION INC 4242708ZP48957/CA
Nov 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0S G CARRIER INC 3531306ZP48957/CA
Aug 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0S G CARRIER INC 3531306ZP48957/CA
Apr 29, 2025CAI · Full1S G CARRIER INC 3531306ZP48957/CA
Mar 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around2S G CARRIER INC 3531306ZP48957/CA
Apr 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around1WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M0445HY/TN
Dec 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M0445HY/TN
Aug 23, 2023CAII · Walk-around4OOSWESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M0445HY/TN
Aug 9, 2023WYIII · Driver-only0WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M0445HY/TN
Jul 13, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412M0445HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATIALA TRANSPORTATION INC4242708Apr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261CA
S G CARRIER INC3531306Mar 8, 2025Nov 29, 20254CA
WESTERN EXPRESS INC511412Jul 13, 2023Apr 12, 20245TN
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.
ZP48957CAPATIALA TRANSPORTATION INCApr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261
ZP48957CAS G CARRIER INCMar 8, 2025Nov 29, 20254
M0445HYTNWESTERN EXPRESS INCJul 13, 2023Apr 12, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026