Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR5MSMS2304 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 3, 2024
SC
Last seenAug 21, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR5MSMS2304
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
Jul 12, 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
MS2304

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 · Jun 3, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0MAX POWER TRANSPORT INC 2724602P1216560/IL
Aug 27, 2025VTIII · Driver-only0MAX POWER TRANS INC 3841838P1216560/IL
Oct 23, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0KPS EXPRESS INC 3579894P1216560/IL
Jun 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0KPS EXPRESS INC 3579894P1216560/IL
Jun 3, 2024SCII · Walk-around6KPS EXPRESS INC 3579894P1216560/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAX POWER TRANSPORT INC2724602Aug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20261IL
MAX POWER TRANS INC3841838Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251IL
KPS EXPRESS INC3579894Jun 3, 2024Oct 23, 20243IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1216560IL1MAX POWER TRANSPORT INCAug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20261
P1216560ILMAX POWER TRANS INCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
P1216560ILKPS EXPRESS INCJun 3, 2024Oct 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026