Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDVXMSMK2649 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 5, 2023
CO
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
ME
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
3AKJHHDVXMSMK2649
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
MK2649

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026MEIII · Driver-only0ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1321073/IL
Sep 4, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164SPG534582/IL
Jun 20, 2024COIII · Driver-only0PEACE EXPRESS INC 28618051216681/IL
May 29, 2024COIII · Driver-only0PEACE EXPRESS INC 2861805P1216681/IL
Jan 11, 2024FLII · Walk-around1OOSPEACE EXPRESS INC 2861805P1216681/IL
Dec 21, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSPEACE EXPRESS INC 2861805P1216681/IL
Dec 5, 2023COIII · Driver-only0PEACE EXPRESS INC 2861805P1216681/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARC EXPRESS INC4093379Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261IL
DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC3066164Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251IL
PEACE EXPRESS INC2861805Dec 5, 2023Jun 20, 20245IL
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.
P1321073ILARC EXPRESS INCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
SPG534582ILDRONE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
1216681ILPEACE EXPRESS INCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
P1216681ILPEACE EXPRESS INCDec 5, 2023May 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026