Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV1MDMR0961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 18, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
3AKJHLDV1MDMR0961
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 30, 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
JHLDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
MR0961

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 · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 8,447 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 18, 2023 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around1KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599H14407/CA
Jun 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSKELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599H14407/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSKELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599H14407/CA
Aug 13, 2025CAI · Full0KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599H14406/CA
Jan 17, 2025CAI · Full0KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599G41898/CA
Sep 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 22341979G41898/CA
Aug 18, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC 30769599G41898/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC3076959Aug 18, 2023Aug 17, 20266CA
KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INC2234197Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231CA
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.
9H14407CA1KELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INCFeb 11, 2026Aug 17, 20263
9H14406CAKELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
9G41898CAKELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INCAug 18, 2023Jan 17, 20252
9G41898CAKELLOGG DISTRIBUTION INCSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026