Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMT6098 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 17, 2023
MA
Last seenJan 7, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMT6098
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 19, 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
MT6098

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 · Sep 17, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSGOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Dec 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around4GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Nov 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSGOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Sep 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around11OOSGOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
May 27, 2025PAIII · Driver-only5GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Dec 10, 2024PAIII · Driver-only6GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Nov 30, 2024AZI · Full7GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
May 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4OOSGOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC 4212576AZ786A/NJ
Sep 17, 2023MAI · Full26ANESTIMA LLC 2513881Z076651/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLC4212576May 16, 2024Jan 7, 20269NJ
ANESTIMA LLC2513881Sep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231UT
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.
AZ786ANJGOLDEN ARROW TRUCKING LLCMay 16, 2024Jan 7, 20269
Z076651UTANESTIMA LLCSep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026