Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDR8MSMS6379 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 30, 2025
MA
Last seenDec 30, 2025
VT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHLDR8MSMS6379
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
Aug 2, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
MS6379

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 30, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025VTIII · Driver-only1—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680153675112/IN
Apr 29, 2025MEI · Full0—BSP TRANS INC 862603675112/IN
Jan 30, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3—OPEN HEAVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41722665AP970/NH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Dec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251PA
BSP TRANS INC86260Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251NH
OPEN HEAVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4172266Jan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251NH
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.
3675112IN—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLCDec 30, 2025 → Dec 30, 20251
3675112IN—BSP TRANS INCApr 29, 2025 → Apr 29, 20251
5AP970NH—OPEN HEAVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJan 30, 2025 → Jan 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026