Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSZB5VL830915 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen08/22/2023
IL
Last seen01/28/2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1FUPCSZB5VL830915
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1997
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 · 08/22/2023 – 01/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/28/2026ILIII · Driver-only1OOSRDC TRUCKING INC 835845FZ5552/IA
07/31/2025ILIII · Driver-only2—RDC TRUCKING INC 835845FZ5552/IA
01/21/2025ILIII · Driver-only0—DMT EXPRESS INC 2542807FZ5552/IA
08/22/2023ILII · Walk-around0—PRAIRIELAND TRANSPORT LTD 2103186P1076905/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RDC TRUCKING INC83584507/31/202501/28/20262IL
DMT EXPRESS INC254280701/21/202501/21/20251IL
PRAIRIELAND TRANSPORT LTD210318608/22/202308/22/20231IL
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.
FZ5552IA—RDC TRUCKING INC07/31/2025 → 01/28/20262
FZ5552IA—DMT EXPRESS INC01/21/2025 → 01/21/20251
P1076905IL—PRAIRIELAND TRANSPORT LTD08/22/2023 → 08/22/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026