Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR3MSMX9696 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMay 9, 2025
MO
Last seenAug 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
3AKJHHDR3MSMX9696
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 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
MX9696

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 · May 9, 2025 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around1TKM LOGISTICS LLC 4098398P1269346/IL
Jan 13, 2026SDI · Full1AB START LLC 3699818P1269346/IL
Oct 23, 2025CTII · Walk-around5OOSAB START LLC 3699818P1269346/IL
Sep 25, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1AB START LLC 3699818P1269346/IL
Jul 11, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1SUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3685941P1269346/IL
Jul 3, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0SUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3685941P1269346/IL
Jun 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around2SUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3685941P1269346/IL
May 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSSUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3685941P1269346/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TKM LOGISTICS LLC4098398Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261IL
AB START LLC3699818Sep 25, 2025Jan 13, 20263IL
SUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATED3685941May 9, 2025Jul 11, 20254IL
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.
P1269346IL1TKM LOGISTICS LLCAug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261
P1269346ILAB START LLCSep 25, 2025Jan 13, 20263
P1269346ILSUV LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDMay 9, 2025Jul 11, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026