Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMS5554 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 4, 2025
IN
Last seenJul 10, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMS5554
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 27, 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
MS5554

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 4, 2025 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026KYIII · Driver-only4USKG TRANS INC 3734139SPG327461/IL
Jul 6, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0USKG TRANS INC 3734139SPG327461/IL
Apr 10, 2026UTII · Walk-around1EMERGE TRUCKING LLC 4088050A008844/UT
Apr 7, 2026UTI · Full3EMERGE TRUCKING LLC 4088050A008844/UT
Apr 2, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0EMERGE TRUCKING LLC 4088050A008844/UT
Mar 8, 2026NMII · Walk-around0EMERGE TRUCKING LLC 4088050A008844/UT
Jul 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KMB BROTHERS LLC 2008954A044344/UT
Jun 4, 2025INIII · Driver-only1KMB BROTHERS LLC 2008954A044344/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USKG TRANS INC3734139Jul 6, 2026Jul 10, 20262IL
EMERGE TRUCKING LLC4088050Mar 8, 2026Apr 10, 20264UT
KMB BROTHERS LLC2008954Jun 4, 2025Jul 1, 20252UT
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.
SPG327461IL1USKG TRANS INCJul 6, 2026Jul 10, 20262
A008844UTEMERGE TRUCKING LLCMar 8, 2026Apr 10, 20264
A044344UTKMB BROTHERS LLCJun 4, 2025Jul 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026