Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMF9282 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenApr 11, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 14, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMF9282
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 18, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
MF9282

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 · Apr 11, 2024 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026INIII · Driver-only0SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC 4061516ZP74893/CA
Jul 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC 4061516ZP74893/CA
Apr 28, 2026MOII · Walk-around0SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC 4061516ZP74893/CA
Dec 8, 2025MOI · Full17OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Jul 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around4COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Feb 26, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Oct 8, 2024WII · Full17OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Sep 26, 2024NMI · Full8OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
May 29, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
May 6, 2024AZII · Walk-around5COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAI · Full4OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537ZP12319/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC4061516Apr 28, 2026Aug 14, 20263CA
COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC3999537Apr 11, 2024Dec 8, 20259CA
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.
ZP74893CA1SWAN TRANS SERVICE INCApr 28, 2026Aug 14, 20263
ZP12319CACOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INCApr 11, 2024Dec 8, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026