Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGECKX9LAK4789 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 11, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGECKX9LAK4789
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AK4789

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
2009

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1OPTIX LLC 37187651M05784/TX
May 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 6901471M05784/TX
May 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC 6901471M05784/TX
Apr 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CANAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2821311M05784/TX
Jul 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSCAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC 30357841M06511/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIX LLC3718765Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261TX
GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC690147May 6, 2025May 8, 20252TX
CANAL TRANSPORTATION LLC282131Apr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241TX
CAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC3035784Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231NJ
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.
1M05784TXOPTIX LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
1M05784TXGULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INCMay 6, 2025May 8, 20252
1M05784TXCANAL TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241
1M06511TXCAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026