Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR2MSMU1098 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 21, 2023
OR
Last seenAug 31, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 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
3AKJHHDR2MSMU1098
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
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
MU1098

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 · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 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 21, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0FATE TRANSPORT INC 3817036P1350085/IL
May 15, 2025ORI · Full0VDV ROYAL TRANS INC 3105463P1286122/IL
Apr 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around1DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1237686/IL
Apr 16, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1237686/IL
Apr 5, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1237687/IL
Oct 19, 2023KYII · Walk-around0DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1104574/IL
Jul 19, 2023SDII · Walk-around1DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1104574/IL
Jun 21, 2023ORI · Full0DORAN EXPRESS INC 3375581P1104574/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FATE TRANSPORT INC3817036Aug 31, 2026Aug 31, 20261IL
VDV ROYAL TRANS INC3105463May 15, 2025May 15, 20251IL
DORAN EXPRESS INC3375581Jun 21, 2023Apr 23, 20246WA
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.
P1350085IL1FATE TRANSPORT INCAug 31, 2026Aug 31, 20261
P1286122ILVDV ROYAL TRANS INCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
P1237686ILDORAN EXPRESS INCApr 16, 2024Apr 23, 20242
P1237687ILDORAN EXPRESS INCApr 5, 2024Apr 5, 20241
P1104574ILDORAN EXPRESS INCJun 21, 2023Oct 19, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026