Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMN3018 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 21, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMN3018
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
Jul 1, 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
MN3018

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 22, 2023 – Jan 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2025MSII · Walk-around1MFB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454886R758145/TX
Dec 26, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1MFB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454886R758145/TX
Nov 15, 2024KYI · Full2MFB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3454886R758145/TX
Oct 18, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1MFB TRANSPORTATION LLC 34548866249P53/TX
Jun 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around0H T BAR INC 1050646R520310/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MFB TRANSPORTATION LLC3454886Oct 18, 2024Jan 21, 20254TX
H T BAR INC1050646Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231TX
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.
R758145TXMFB TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 15, 2024Jan 21, 20253
6249P53TXMFB TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 18, 2024Oct 18, 20241
R520310TXH T BAR INCJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026