Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMR1798 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenNov 16, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 25, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 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
3AKJHHDR5MSMR1798
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 26, 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
MR1798

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 · Nov 16, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026WVIII · Driver-only2BURUS EXPRESS LLC 44037531030F1/MD
Jun 16, 2026INI · Full4OOSBURUS EXPRESS LLC 44037531030F1/MD
Jun 7, 2026TNII · Walk-around1OOSBURUS EXPRESS LLC 44037531030F1/MD
Mar 24, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSDIESEL EXPRESS INC 1065876A54635A/MS
Feb 26, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1DIESEL EXPRESS INC 1065876A546354/MS
Mar 19, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0DIESEL EXPRESS INC 1065876A486786/MS
Nov 16, 2023TNII · Walk-around2OOSDIESEL EXPRESS INC 1065876486786/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BURUS EXPRESS LLC4403753Jun 7, 2026Jun 25, 20263MD
DIESEL EXPRESS INC1065876Nov 16, 2023Mar 24, 20254MS
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.
1030F1MD1BURUS EXPRESS LLCJun 7, 2026Jun 25, 20263
A54635AMSDIESEL EXPRESS INCMar 24, 2025Mar 24, 20251
A546354MSDIESEL EXPRESS INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
A486786MSDIESEL EXPRESS INCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
486786MSDIESEL EXPRESS INCNov 16, 2023Nov 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026