Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUYDZYB5TL811435 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJun 12, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 23, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
1FUYDZYB5TL811435
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
YDZYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
811435

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
USF-1E

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.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 12, 2024 – Sep 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSJUAN MIGUEL CANTU 20504321N26947/TX
Oct 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around2HAIRPIN TRUCKING LLC 31059221N26947/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC 35219871N26947/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN MIGUEL CANTU2050432Sep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251TX
HAIRPIN TRUCKING LLC3105922Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241TX
TEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INC3521987Jun 12, 2024Jun 12, 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.
1N26947TXJUAN MIGUEL CANTUSep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251
1N26947TXHAIRPIN TRUCKING LLCOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
1N26947TXTEXAS ELITE HAULING SERVICES INCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026