Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV5MSMS1294 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 10, 2023
ND
Last seenMar 12, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDV5MSMS1294
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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MS1294

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Mar 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0ALO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3228280PXC2891/OH
Jan 8, 2025INIII · Driver-only2A & Y TRUCK LLC 3980617PXB7725/OH
Sep 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSEASTERN EXPRESS LLC 4123429PWZ9769/OH
Jul 14, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MSH WESTERN INC 3932347PWZ29769/OH
Jun 11, 2024MNI · Full2ASM EXPRESS LLC 3424575PWZ9769/OH
Aug 10, 2023NDI · Full2UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003003105/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALO TRANSPORTATION LLC3228280Mar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251OH
A & Y TRUCK LLC3980617Jan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251OH
EASTERN EXPRESS LLC4123429Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241NY
MSH WESTERN INC3932347Jul 14, 2024Jul 14, 20241OH
ASM EXPRESS LLC3424575Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241OH
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231GA
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.
PXC2891OHALO TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
PXB7725OHA & Y TRUCK LLCJan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251
PWZ9769OHEASTERN EXPRESS LLCSep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241
PWZ29769OHMSH WESTERN INCJul 14, 2024Jul 14, 20241
PWZ9769OHASM EXPRESS LLCJun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241
3003105INUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026