Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR4MSMD8568 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 27, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 29, 2026
PA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
3AKJHHDR4MSMD8568
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
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
MD8568

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1IMAX TRUCKING INC 4412904AH68271/PA
Mar 31, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1SH LINE LLC 4365343AH68271/PA
Mar 25, 2026NCII · Walk-around0SH LINE LLC 4365343AH68271/NC
Mar 24, 2026FLII · Walk-around0SH LINE LLC 4365343AH68271/PA
Jan 20, 2026COII · Walk-around0SH LINE LLC 4365343AH68271/PA
Oct 21, 2025OHI · Full5OOSRITE FREIGHT INC 3975962AH68271/PA
Jul 15, 2025INIII · Driver-only1KH GROUP LLC 3887550AH68271/PA
May 23, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1KH GROUP LLC 3887550TEMPORARY/PA
Jul 27, 2023ARI · Full0TYSON FOODS INC 33273JF085/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMAX TRUCKING INC4412904Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261PA
SH LINE LLC4365343Jan 20, 2026Mar 31, 20264PA
RITE FREIGHT INC3975962Oct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251OH
KH GROUP LLC3887550May 23, 2025Jul 15, 20252OH
TYSON FOODS INC3327Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231AR
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.
AH68271PA1IMAX TRUCKING INCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
AH68271PASH LINE LLCJan 20, 2026Mar 31, 20263
AH68271NCSH LINE LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
AH68271PARITE FREIGHT INCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
AH68271PAKH GROUP LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
TEMPORARYPAKH GROUP LLCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
3JF085OKTYSON FOODS INCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026