Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMU3424 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJan 5, 2024
IL
Last seenNov 17, 2025
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMU3424
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 20, 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
MU3424

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 · Jan 5, 2024 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1STELLAR TRANSPORTATION INC 3851583P1125263/IL
Oct 24, 2025COIII · Driver-only0STELLAR TRANSPORTATION INC 3851583P1125263/IL
May 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1ATA CARGO INC 3984582P1125263/IL
Mar 31, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ATA CARGO INC 3984582P1125263/IL
Jan 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1ATA CARGO INC 3984582P1125263/IL
Oct 21, 2024SDI · Full1OOSATA CARGO INC 3984582P1125263/IL
Sep 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0ATA CARGO INC 3984582TEMP/IL
Aug 26, 2024MDII · Walk-around1ATA CARGO INC 3984582P1125263/IL
Jan 5, 2024ILII · Walk-around1LAREDO EXPRESS INC 2343566P973296/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STELLAR TRANSPORTATION INC3851583Oct 24, 2025Nov 17, 20252OH
ATA CARGO INC3984582Aug 26, 2024May 12, 20256IL
LAREDO EXPRESS INC2343566Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241IL
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.
P1125263ILSTELLAR TRANSPORTATION INCOct 24, 2025Nov 17, 20252
P1125263ILATA CARGO INCAug 26, 2024May 12, 20255
TEMPILATA CARGO INCSep 2, 2024Sep 2, 20241
P973296ILLAREDO EXPRESS INCJan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026