Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD56GLGZ1448 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 7, 2024
IL
Last seenSep 11, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
1FUJGLD56GLGZ1448
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
Jul 5, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GZ1448

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 7, 2024 – Sep 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2026MIII · Walk-around1—AB CARRIER LLC 3610468RC40297/MI
Feb 11, 2026MIII · Walk-around2—AB CARRIER LLC 3610468RC40297/MI
Sep 24, 2025MIII · Walk-around1—MOON STAR EXPRESS LLC 646835RC40297/MI
Oct 14, 2024MII · Full0—MOON STAR EXPRESS LLC 646835RC40297/MI
Jun 7, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0—MOONLITE CARRIER LLC 2791348RC40297/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AB CARRIER LLC3610468Feb 11, 2026Sep 11, 20262MI
MOON STAR EXPRESS LLC646835Oct 14, 2024Sep 24, 20252MI
MOONLITE CARRIER LLC2791348Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241MI
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.
RC40297MI1AB CARRIER LLCFeb 11, 2026 → Sep 11, 20262
RC40297MI—MOON STAR EXPRESS LLCOct 14, 2024 → Sep 24, 20252
RC40297MI—MOONLITE CARRIER LLCJun 7, 2024 → Jun 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026