Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMS3742 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJan 10, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 4, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMS3742
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 20, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MS3742

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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Apr 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2026ARII · Walk-around2OOSSULTAN TRANS INC 2365671P1290588/IL
Feb 21, 2026NMI · Full8OOSSULTAN TRANS INC 2365671P1290588/IL
Jan 29, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSKESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P1290588/IL
Jan 15, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSKESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P1290588/IL
Nov 4, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0KESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P1290588/IL
Sep 24, 2025USI · Full2KESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P129058/IL
Jul 3, 2025PAIII · Driver-only7OOSKESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P1290588/IL
Jan 8, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0KESH EXPRESS INC 2527736P1270227/IL
Jan 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0UZ SAM TRANS INC 313693636992PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SULTAN TRANS INC2365671Feb 21, 2026Apr 4, 20262OH
KESH EXPRESS INC2527736Jan 8, 2025Jan 29, 20266IL
UZ SAM TRANS INC3136936Jan 10, 2024Jan 10, 20241PA
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.
P1290588ILSULTAN TRANS INCFeb 21, 2026Apr 4, 20262
P1290588ILKESH EXPRESS INCJul 3, 2025Jan 29, 20264
P129058ILKESH EXPRESS INCSep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251
P1270227ILKESH EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251
36992PFNYUZ SAM TRANS INCJan 10, 2024Jan 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026