Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD53GLGT6861 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 29, 2024
PA
Last seenApr 21, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJGLD53GLGT6861
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 22, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GT6861

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0PETRA TRANSPORTATION INC 1898195C128DI/GA
Jan 20, 2026ARI · Full7OOSPROTRANSGM LLC 2289037C128DI/OK
Apr 11, 2025MOI · Full9OOSPROTRANSGM LLC 2289037C128D1/GA
Nov 28, 2024MSII · Walk-around0PROTRANSGM LLC 2289037C128DI/GA
Apr 23, 2024COIII · Driver-only1BEST HAUL LLC 2726904C128DI/GA
Feb 29, 2024PAII · Walk-around0BEST HAUL LLC 2726904C128DI/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETRA TRANSPORTATION INC1898195Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261GA
PROTRANSGM LLC2289037Nov 28, 2024Jan 20, 20263GA
BEST HAUL LLC2726904Feb 29, 2024Apr 23, 20242PA
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.
C128DIGAPETRA TRANSPORTATION INCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
C128DIOKPROTRANSGM LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
C128D1GAPROTRANSGM LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
C128DIGAPROTRANSGM LLCNov 28, 2024Nov 28, 20241
C128DIGABEST HAUL LLCFeb 29, 2024Apr 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026