Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMH2299 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJan 31, 2024
IA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMH2299
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
MH2299

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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026TNII · Walk-around2OOSCAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Jun 24, 2026SDII · Walk-around0CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Feb 25, 2026ORII · Walk-around0CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Nov 17, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Jan 16, 2025WAI · Full1CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Nov 15, 2024ORV · Vehicle-only0CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Oct 18, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSCAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAKG909/OR
Mar 19, 2024WAII · Walk-around0CAVALCADE LLC 4148570YAK909/OR
Jan 31, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0EM CARGO LLC 3073738P1080421/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAVALCADE LLC4148570Mar 19, 2024Jul 23, 20268OR
EM CARGO LLC3073738Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241IL
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.
YAKG909OR1CAVALCADE LLCOct 18, 2024Jul 23, 20267
YAK909ORCAVALCADE LLCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
P1080421ILEM CARGO LLCJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026