Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHLDV3MDMS5514 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Day cab
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 8, 2025
LA
Last seenJul 2, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
3AKJHLDV3MDMS5514
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
Aug 16, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
MS5514

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 · Jan 8, 2025 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026LAI · Full0TREE BRAND PACKAGING INC 5860683044477/IN
Dec 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC 33100653044477/IN
Oct 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC 33100653044477/IN
Jan 8, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSCONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC 3164183044477/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TREE BRAND PACKAGING INC586068Jul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261NC
PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLC3310065Oct 3, 2025Dec 12, 20252OH
CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC316418Jan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251OH
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.
3044477IN1TREE BRAND PACKAGING INCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
3044477IN1PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLCOct 3, 2025Dec 12, 20252
3044477INCONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLCJan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026