Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMC1049 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under5
37 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenJul 19, 2023
OH
Last seenAug 22, 2026
IL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 37 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMC1049
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 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
MC1049

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 19, 2023 – Aug 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0VATAN LOGISTICS LLC 3779498AH85411/PA
Jun 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0VATAN LOGISTICS LLC 3779498AH85411/PA
Feb 7, 2026TNI · Full2VIS INC 3842928P1264999/IL
Jan 16, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0VIS INC 3842928P1264999/IL
Jan 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0VIS INC 3842928P1264999/IL
Dec 18, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0VIS INC 3842928P1264999/IL
Oct 9, 2025IDII · Walk-around0VIS INC 3842928P1264999/IL
May 6, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0A F F TRANS LLC 1730271P1264999/IL
Feb 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0A F F TRANS LLC 1730271P1264999/IL
Nov 30, 2024IAII · Walk-around2A F F TRANS LLC 1730271P 1264999/IL
Nov 9, 2024IDI · Full5A F F TRANS LLC 1730271P1264999/IL
Jul 30, 2024MSIII · Driver-only1AG FREIGHT INC 4018788TEMP/IL
Jul 19, 2023OHIII · Driver-only2NEW PRIME INC 370647KR3E/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VATAN LOGISTICS LLC3779498Jun 11, 2026Aug 22, 20262PA
VIS INC3842928Oct 9, 2025Feb 7, 20265IL
A F F TRANS LLC1730271Nov 9, 2024May 6, 20254IL
AG FREIGHT INC4018788Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241NE
NEW PRIME INC3706Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231MO
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.
AH85411PA1VATAN LOGISTICS LLCJun 11, 2026Aug 22, 20262
P1264999ILVIS INCOct 9, 2025Feb 7, 20265
P1264999ILA F F TRANS LLCNov 9, 2024May 6, 20253
P 1264999ILA F F TRANS LLCNov 30, 2024Nov 30, 20241
TEMPILAG FREIGHT INCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
47KR3EMONEW PRIME INCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026