Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD50GLGX2278 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 26
First seenOct 20, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 18, 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGLD50GLGX2278
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 14, 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
GX2278

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 · 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,206 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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Feb 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Jan 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around1CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAI · Full0CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAI · Full6OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Dec 19, 2025USIII · Driver-only1CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Dec 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Nov 21, 2025USI · Full3OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Nov 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
Nov 4, 2025USI · Full5OOSCARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 43850559G30481/CA
May 20, 2025CAI · Full2GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
May 20, 2025CAI · Full5OOSGUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
May 7, 2025CAI · Full4GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
May 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Apr 21, 2025USII · Walk-around4OOSGUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Apr 1, 2025USII · Walk-around5GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Dec 16, 2024USI · Full5OOSGUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Jul 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Jun 6, 2024USII · Walk-around1GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
May 22, 2024USI · Full1GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Apr 2, 2024USII · Walk-around0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Jan 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Nov 2, 2023CAI · Full0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Oct 31, 2023USIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Oct 24, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
Oct 20, 2023CAI · Full3GUEROS TRANSPORT INC 35858359G30481/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO4385055Nov 4, 2025Feb 18, 202610CA
GUEROS TRANSPORT INC3585835Oct 20, 2023May 20, 202516CA
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.
9G30481CACARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRONov 4, 2025Feb 18, 202610
9G30481CAGUEROS TRANSPORT INCOct 20, 2023May 20, 202516
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026