Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDRXMSMC0821 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 7, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 19, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 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
3AKJHHDRXMSMC0821
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 26, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
MC0821

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 7, 2023 – Mar 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2025TNI · Full1GERGUN TRANSPORTATION INC 2521420A005403/SC
Mar 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around1GERGUN TRANSPORTATION INC 2521420A005403/SC
Nov 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0GERGUN TRANSPORTATION INC 2521420A005403/SC
Jun 14, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689A005403/SC
May 20, 2024CAI · Full0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689ZP24907/CA
Aug 7, 2023CAI · Full0NEW PRIME INC 370677KR1X/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERGUN TRANSPORTATION INC2521420Nov 24, 2024Mar 19, 20253SC
VTS TRANSPORTATION INC1930689May 20, 2024Jun 14, 20242TX
NEW PRIME INC3706Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231MO
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.
A005403SCGERGUN TRANSPORTATION INCNov 24, 2024Mar 19, 20253
A005403SCVTS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241
ZP24907CAVTS TRANSPORTATION INCMay 20, 2024May 20, 20241
77KR1XMONEW PRIME INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026