Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV1MSMS1048 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 12, 2025
ND
Last seenJul 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
3AKJHHDV1MSMS1048
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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MS1048

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 · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,157 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 12, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026CAI · Full1SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF54KP/FL
May 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF54FG/FL
May 15, 2026TNI · Full0SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF54KP/FL
Apr 9, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DFS7FG/FL
Mar 16, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF57FG/FL
Jan 16, 2026CAIII · Driver-only6SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF57FG/FL
Nov 13, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF57FG/FL
Nov 6, 2025COII · Walk-around1SKY EXPRESS LLC 3452293DF57FG/FL
Jul 12, 2025NDIII · Driver-only1MAJHA TRANSPORT LLC 3571041DF57FG/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKY EXPRESS LLC3452293Nov 6, 2025Jul 30, 20268MO
MAJHA TRANSPORT LLC3571041Jul 12, 2025Jul 12, 20251CO
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.
DF54KPFL1SKY EXPRESS LLCMay 15, 2026Jul 30, 20262
DF54FGFLSKY EXPRESS LLCMay 22, 2026May 22, 20261
DFS7FGFLSKY EXPRESS LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
DF57FGFLSKY EXPRESS LLCNov 6, 2025Mar 16, 20264
DF57FGFLMAJHA TRANSPORT LLCJul 12, 2025Jul 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026