Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Freightliner C120

1FUJA3CG51LG37795 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 7, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 9, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1FUJA3CG51LG37795
Make
Freightliner
Model
C120
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JA3CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
G37795

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 · 165 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C120

Prefix basis · 165 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C120

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 7, 2023 – Apr 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSHAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 42603851M47538/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 33151601M47538/TX
Feb 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC 35219871M47538/TX
Nov 6, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC 35219871M47538/TX
Sep 7, 2023TXI · Full0TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC 35219871M47538/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC4260385Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251TX
MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3315160Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241TX
TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC3521987Sep 7, 2023Feb 24, 20243TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1M47538TXHAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
1M47538TXMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLCSep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241
1M47538TXTEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INCSep 7, 2023Feb 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026