Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD54GLGP2493 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 12, 2024
IN
Last seenJan 17, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1FUJGLD54GLGP2493
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 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
GP2493

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

Model
Cascadia

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

Model line
125

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

Generation
125

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

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 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 · Nov 12, 2024 – Jan 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0ML TRUCKING INC 2952582PAW2841/MN
Dec 10, 2025INII · Walk-around1JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2841/MN
Jun 27, 2025MIII · Walk-around1JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2841/MN
Apr 28, 2025INII · Walk-around2JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2841/MN
Nov 12, 2024INIII · Driver-only7JALWO TRUCKING LLC 2262701PAW2841/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ML TRUCKING INC2952582Jan 17, 2026Jan 17, 20261MN
JALWO TRUCKING LLC2262701Nov 12, 2024Dec 10, 20254MN
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.
PAW2841MNML TRUCKING INCJan 17, 2026Jan 17, 20261
PAW2841MNJALWO TRUCKING LLCNov 12, 2024Dec 10, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026