Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUGGLD51GLHR7431 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 14, 2023
CO
Last seenMar 5, 2026
OR
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
1FUGGLD51GLHR7431
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
HR7431

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 · 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 144 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
2016

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026ORI · Full1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876116/IN
Jan 29, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876116/IN
Oct 2, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123876116/IN
Jun 12, 2025NYII · Walk-around2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
Apr 28, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
Jan 15, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
Nov 21, 2024CTII · Walk-around4OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
Jun 7, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
May 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712AY188W/NJ
Sep 14, 2023COIII · Driver-only0POINT LOGISTICS LLC 2459419AY586N/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712May 16, 2024Mar 5, 20269KY
POINT LOGISTICS LLC2459419Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 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.
3876116INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCOct 2, 2025Mar 5, 20263
AY188WNJMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCMay 16, 2024Jun 12, 20256
AY586NNJPOINT LOGISTICS LLCSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026