Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLBG9CSBL5073 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 8, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1FUJGLBG9CSBL5073
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
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
JGLBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BL5073

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 · 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,376 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2012

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.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0BEST TRUCKING LLC 3560601DG11BJ/FL
May 18, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0BEST TRUCKING LLC 3560601DG11BJ/FL
Apr 24, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSBEST TRUCKING LLC 3560601DG11BJ/FL
Aug 7, 2024MOI · Full2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712362442/IN
Nov 21, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123010927/IN
Aug 18, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123010927/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST TRUCKING LLC3560601Apr 24, 2026Jul 8, 20263IN
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Aug 18, 2023Aug 7, 20243KY
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.
DG11BJFL1BEST TRUCKING LLCApr 24, 2026Jul 8, 20263
362442INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
3010927INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCAug 18, 2023Nov 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026