Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMT4267 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under6
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 25, 2023
MT
Last seenJul 14, 2026
PA
Inspected under 6 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
3AKJHHDR8MSMT4267
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
MT4267

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026PAI · Full0MA TRANS INC 4169788AH87982/PA
Jan 29, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1A2B TRANSPORTATION INC 3857532P1173680/IL
Nov 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSA2B TRANSPORTATION INC 3857532P1173680/IL
Jul 17, 2025INII · Walk-around1PREMIER CARGO LLC 3166680P1173680/IL
Sep 4, 2024NJII · Walk-around0SMM EXPRESS INC 4035768P1173680/IL
Aug 28, 2024PAII · Walk-around1SMM EXPRESS INC 4035768P1173680/IL
Jan 6, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1XPRESS TRANZ INC 3727793P1173680/IL
Aug 25, 2023MTI · Full1OOSMNM XPRESS INC 3793773P1173680/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MA TRANS INC4169788Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261PA
A2B TRANSPORTATION INC3857532Nov 11, 2025Jan 29, 20262IL
PREMIER CARGO LLC3166680Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251PA
SMM EXPRESS INC4035768Aug 28, 2024Sep 4, 20242PA
XPRESS TRANZ INC3727793Jan 6, 2024Jan 6, 20241PA
MNM XPRESS INC3793773Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231IL
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.
AH87982PA1MA TRANS INCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
P1173680ILA2B TRANSPORTATION INCNov 11, 2025Jan 29, 20262
P1173680ILPREMIER CARGO LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
P1173680ILSMM EXPRESS INCAug 28, 2024Sep 4, 20242
P1173680ILXPRESS TRANZ INCJan 6, 2024Jan 6, 20241
P1173680ILMNM XPRESS INCAug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026