Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR1MSMU0508 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 21, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 11, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3AKJHHDR1MSMU0508
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
MU0508

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 · Oct 21, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full3OOSVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
Feb 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1336521/IL
Feb 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1213057/IL
Dec 23, 2024TXIV · Special1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
Jun 21, 2024KYI · Full0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083358/IL
Apr 29, 2024SDII · Walk-around1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1083358/IL
Jan 16, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
Oct 21, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1213057/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Feb 3, 2026May 11, 20263IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Feb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Oct 21, 2023Dec 23, 20245IL
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.
P1336521ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCFeb 3, 2026May 11, 20263
P1213057ILACE TRANS LLCFeb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251
P1213057ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCOct 21, 2023Dec 23, 20243
P1083358ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 29, 2024Jun 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026