Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMH8738 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 15, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 26, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMH8738
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 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MH8738

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Aug 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Jul 10, 2025MOI · Full19OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Mar 18, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Mar 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Feb 7, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Jan 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around4SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC 4061516YP69927/CA
Jul 15, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/UK
Jun 14, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Nov 30, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Sep 21, 2023NYII · Walk-around3COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/CA
Aug 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC 3999537YP69927/NM
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COUGAR TRANS SERVICE INC3999537Aug 15, 2023Aug 26, 202510CA
SWAN TRANS SERVICE INC4061516Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251CA
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.
YP69927CACOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INCSep 21, 2023Aug 26, 20258
YP69927CASWAN TRANS SERVICE INCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
YP69927UKCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
YP69927NMCOUGAR TRANS SERVICE INCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026