Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDV8MSMS0933 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 11
First seenFeb 23, 2024
CT
Last seenJun 9, 2026
ME
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDV8MSMS0933
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 17, 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
MS0933

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 · Feb 23, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MEI · Full15OOSTHE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORP 4301367C879ER/GA
May 23, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1THE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORP 4301367C879ER/GA
Mar 26, 2026NCII · Walk-around6OOSTHE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORP 4301367C879ER/GA
Nov 30, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3OOSTHE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORP 4301367C879ER/GA
Oct 27, 2025DEIII · Driver-only3OOSAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 4152312C879ER/GA
Aug 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around11OOSAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 4152312C879ER/GA
Aug 11, 2025MEII · Walk-around4OOSABAY TIGRAY LLC 3539342C879ER/GA
Apr 2, 2025NYII · Walk-around13OOSAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 4152312C879ER/GA
Mar 4, 2025MAI · Full11OOSAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 4152312C879ER/GA
May 21, 2024CTIII · Driver-only2APEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 4152312C879ER/GA
Feb 23, 2024CTI · Full14OOSAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INC 41523120/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORP4301367Nov 30, 2025Jun 9, 20264GA
APEX ROAD CARRIERS INC4152312Feb 23, 2024Oct 27, 20256GA
ABAY TIGRAY LLC3539342Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251TN
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.
C879ERGATHE HIGHWAY HEROESS CARRIERS CORPNov 30, 2025Jun 9, 20264
C879ERGAAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INCMay 21, 2024Oct 27, 20255
C879ERGAABAY TIGRAY LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
0GAAPEX ROAD CARRIERS INCFeb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026