Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV1MSMS5314 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 19, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHLDV1MSMS5314
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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MS5314

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0PONCE GROUND SERVICE LLC 24361449G87176/CA
Apr 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around2PONCE GROUND SERVICE LLC 24361449G87176/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSLDI TRUCKING INC 10744199G87176/CA
Sep 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0LDI TRUCKING INC 10744199G87176/CA
Jun 13, 2025CAI · Full2OOSUPS MAIL INNOVATIONS INC 12499889G87176/CA
Feb 26, 2025CAI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749G87176/CA
Jun 19, 2023CAI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749G87176/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PONCE GROUND SERVICE LLC2436144Apr 10, 2026Jul 22, 20262CA
LDI TRUCKING INC1074419Sep 10, 2025Sep 22, 20252CA
UPS MAIL INNOVATIONS INC1249988Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 20251CA
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jun 19, 2023Feb 26, 20252PA
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.
9G87176CA1PONCE GROUND SERVICE LLCApr 10, 2026Jul 22, 20262
9G87176CALDI TRUCKING INCSep 10, 2025Sep 22, 20252
9G87176CAUPS MAIL INNOVATIONS INCJun 13, 2025Jun 13, 20251
9G87176CAPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJun 19, 2023Feb 26, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026