Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV8MSMK2584 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 8, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 13, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDV8MSMK2584
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
MK2584

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 8, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026SCII · Walk-around3NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC 4467233DF98FI/FL
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around4NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC 4467233DF98FI/FL
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around4NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC 4467233DF98FI/FL
May 23, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSNEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC 4467233DF98FI/FL
Mar 10, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC 4467233DF98FI/FL
Jun 19, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6JB 1 TRANSPORT LLC 3158621DF98FI/FL
Nov 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JB 1 TRANSPORT LLC 3158621XA663P/FL
Aug 8, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218002956870/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLC4467233Mar 10, 2026Jul 13, 20265FL
JB 1 TRANSPORT LLC3158621Nov 19, 2024Jun 19, 20252FL
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 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.
DF98FIFL1NEXT STEP LOGISTICS LLCMar 10, 2026Jul 13, 20265
DF98FIFLJB 1 TRANSPORT LLCJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
XA663PFLJB 1 TRANSPORT LLCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
2956870INUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026