Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD53GLGW2117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenFeb 18, 2026
AR
Last seenOct 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGLD53GLGW2117
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
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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
GW2117

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · model-line evidence ↗
Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · generation evidence ↗
Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · cab evidence ↗
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 18, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSGENEM LOGISTICS LLC 1732161R842496/TX
May 23, 2026TXI · Full8OOSPAMEKIT ENTERPRISES INC 2154125R842496/TX
Feb 18, 2026ARII · Walk-around3—PAMEKIT ENTERPRISES INC 2154125R515501/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GENEM LOGISTICS LLC1732161Oct 16, 2026Oct 16, 20261TX
PAMEKIT ENTERPRISES INC2154125Feb 18, 2026May 23, 20262OK
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.
R842496TX1GENEM LOGISTICS LLCOct 16, 2026 → Oct 16, 20261
R842496TX—PAMEKIT ENTERPRISES INCMay 23, 2026 → May 23, 20261
R515501TX—PAMEKIT ENTERPRISES INCFeb 18, 2026 → Feb 18, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026