Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV3MSNB0506 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 19, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 20, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHLDV3MSNB0506
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

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

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
NB0506

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

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

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
126

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

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
126

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

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Day cab

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

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026ALII · Walk-around0—VENTURE EXPRESS INC 1920683159703/IN
Apr 1, 2024ARI · Full1—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 918053159703/IN
Mar 28, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 918053159703/IN
Mar 19, 2024OKII · Walk-around1—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 918053159703/IN
Jan 19, 2024ARII · Walk-around1—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 918053159703/IN
Jan 4, 2024ARI · Full1OOSPILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 918053159703/IN
Jul 19, 2023ARII · Walk-around0—RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC 2990733159703/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VENTURE EXPRESS INC192068Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20261TN
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC91805Jan 4, 2024Apr 1, 20245TN
RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC299073Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231FL
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.
3159703IN1VENTURE EXPRESS INCAug 20, 2026 → Aug 20, 20261
3159703IN—PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLCJan 4, 2024 → Apr 1, 20245
3159703IN—RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLCJul 19, 2023 → Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026