Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGECK68LZ09874 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenNov 19, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGECK68LZ09874
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2008
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
JGECK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z09874

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 · 181 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 181 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 181 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 19, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ELSV 503 TRUCKING LLC 45604051M10334/TX
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ELSV 503 TRUCKING LLC 45604051M10334/TX
Dec 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSSTEER TRUCKING LLC 42001431M10334/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSSTEER TRUCKING LLC 42001431M10334/TX
Jun 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSSTEER TRUCKING LLC 42001431M10334/TX
Nov 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1STEER TRUCKING LLC 42001431M10334/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELSV 503 TRUCKING LLC4560405Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20262TX
STEER TRUCKING LLC4200143Nov 19, 2024Dec 29, 20254TX
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.
1M10334TX1ELSV 503 TRUCKING LLCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20262
1M10334TXSTEER TRUCKING LLCNov 19, 2024Dec 29, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026