Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLDR2JLJK5116 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen07/19/2024
TN
Last seen03/18/2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGLDR2JLJK5116
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/05/2026
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 · 07/19/2024 – 03/18/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/18/2026LAI · Full1—HELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767R749702/TX
07/31/2025MSII · Walk-around1OOSHELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767R749702/TX
01/09/2025ARIII · Driver-only0—TEKELA TRUCKING LLC 3579163R749702/TX
07/19/2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSNATAN TRANSPORT LLC 3798395R722012/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELU EXPRESS LLC365276707/31/202503/18/20262TX
TEKELA TRUCKING LLC357916301/09/202501/09/20251TX
NATAN TRANSPORT LLC379839507/19/202407/19/20241TX
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.
R749702TX—HELU EXPRESS LLC07/31/2025 → 03/18/20262
R749702TX—TEKELA TRUCKING LLC01/09/2025 → 01/09/20251
R722012TX—NATAN TRANSPORT LLC07/19/2024 → 07/19/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026