Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGEDVXCLBC2538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Day cab
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJan 23, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1FUJGEDVXCLBC2538
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BC2538

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
2012

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 · Jan 23, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026CAII · Walk-around0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Dec 9, 2025CAI · Full0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Sep 29, 2025TXI · Full3JUAN LUIS BERNAL TORRES 246148991EP5Y/MX
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Nov 20, 2024CAI · Full0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Jun 18, 2024CAI · Full0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Jun 5, 2024USII · Walk-around1OOSGLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Mar 22, 2024CAI · Full0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Mar 21, 2024CAI · Full1GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Feb 12, 2024CAI · Full1GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Feb 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around1GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533369F62515/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC2053336Jan 23, 2024May 14, 202611CA
JUAN LUIS BERNAL TORRES2461489Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251TA
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.
9F62515CAGLADIATOR EXPRESS INCJan 23, 2024May 14, 202611
91EP5YMXJUAN LUIS BERNAL TORRESSep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026