Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV6MSMS1109 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 19, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 3, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 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
3AKJHHDV6MSMS1109
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
MS1109

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026MOI · Full0DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC 2981855R857865/TX
Sep 20, 2025ARI · Full7OOSTRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC 2545675R709150/TX
Aug 13, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3TRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC 2545675R709150/TX
Jul 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC 2545675R709150/TX
Jun 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around2TRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC 2545675R709150/TX
Mar 4, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2TRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC 2545675R709150/TX
Jun 19, 2023KSI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275743079513/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC2981855Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261TX
TRANSHORN TRUCKING LLC2545675Mar 4, 2025Sep 20, 20255TX
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231PA
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.
R857865TX1DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
R709150TXTRANSHORN TRUCKING LLCMar 4, 2025Sep 20, 20255
3079513INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026