Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDR4MSMS4841 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 24, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 28, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
3AKJHLDR4MSMS4841
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 12, 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
JHLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
MS4841

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 · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,711 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 24, 2023 – Jan 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLC 733759G44810/CA
Oct 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around1PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275749G19139/CA
Oct 10, 2024CAI · Full2GROCERY OUTLET INC 7007269G19139/CA
Aug 24, 2023CAI · Full2PLM FLEET LLC 14607839G19139/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLC73375Jan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251TX
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241PA
GROCERY OUTLET INC700726Oct 10, 2024Oct 10, 20241CA
PLM FLEET LLC1460783Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231NJ
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.
9G44810CAFREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
9G19139CAPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
9G19139CAGROCERY OUTLET INCOct 10, 2024Oct 10, 20241
9G19139CAPLM FLEET LLCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026