Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLBG1CLBK5471 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen10/13/2023
AL
Last seen12/31/2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJGLBG1CLBK5471
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/28/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 10/13/2023 – 12/31/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/31/2025SCIII · Driver-only1—MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC 1356546C042CN/GA
08/25/2025NCIII · Driver-only1—MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC 1356546C042CN/GA
10/15/2024SCII · Walk-around3OOSTRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 325836C042CN/GA
06/12/2024GAIII · Driver-only2—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 325836C042CN/GA
10/13/2023ALI · Full8OOSTRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 325836C042CN/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC135654608/25/202512/31/20252NJ
TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC32583610/13/202310/15/20243TX
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.
C042CNGA—MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC08/25/2025 → 12/31/20252
C042CNGA—TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC10/13/2023 → 10/15/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026