Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUYSSEB9VP780378 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 1, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FUYSSEB9VP780378
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
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
YSSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
780378

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Long Conv.

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 1, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026TXI · Full7OOSTRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLC 38416941N70797/TX
Apr 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around1TRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLC 384169429T107N/TX
Dec 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLC 384169438R897M/TX
Dec 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around2HERME CLUTCH TRANSPORTATION LLC 3115958R113113/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLC3841694Dec 26, 2024Jun 26, 20263TX
HERME CLUTCH TRANSPORTATION LLC3115958Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231TX
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.
1N70797TX1TRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLCJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261
29T107NTXTRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
38R897MTXTRUCK OPS CARRIERS LLCDec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241
R113113TXHERME CLUTCH TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026