Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGEDV5GLHF9780 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 27, 2023
NC
Last seenMar 16, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1FUJGEDV5GLHF9780
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
JGEDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
HF9780

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 · 2,054 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 2,054 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,054 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,054 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Day cab

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,054 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0CARPENTER DESIGN INC 468195VT9806/NC
Dec 22, 2025NCII · Walk-around5OOSCARPENTER DESIGN INC 468195VT9806/NC
Oct 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around0CARPENTER DESIGN INC 468195VT9806/NC
Oct 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CARPENTER DESIGN INC 468195VT9806/NC
Dec 30, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0CARPENTER DESIGN INC 468195VT9806/NC
Jul 20, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INC 1847373193655/IN
Jun 27, 2023NCII · Walk-around2CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INC 1847373193655/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARPENTER DESIGN INC468195Dec 30, 2024Mar 16, 20265NC
CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INC184737Jun 27, 2023Jul 20, 20232MA
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.
VT9806NCCARPENTER DESIGN INCDec 30, 2024Mar 16, 20265
3193655INCENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INCJun 27, 2023Jul 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026