Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD53GLGZ3318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 19, 2023
AZ
Last seenDec 20, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
1FUJGLD53GLGZ3318
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
GZ3318

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Dec 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 20, 2025NJI · Full2FMG ENTERPRISE INC 4304825AH70497/PA
Apr 22, 2025MOII · Walk-around5MLD TRANSPORTATION LLC 19195993612823/IN
Sep 10, 2024COI · Full3MLD TRANSPORTATION LLC 19195993612823/IN
Jul 12, 2024INII · Walk-around2LAZY TIGER INC 35033993612823/IN
Mar 27, 2024MOII · Walk-around11OOSLAZY TIGER INC 35033993612823/IN
Sep 19, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2OOSMLD TRANSPORTATION LLC 19195993095025/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FMG ENTERPRISE INC4304825Dec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251IL
MLD TRANSPORTATION LLC1919599Sep 19, 2023Apr 22, 20253IN
LAZY TIGER INC3503399Mar 27, 2024Jul 12, 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.
AH70497PAFMG ENTERPRISE INCDec 20, 2025Dec 20, 20251
3612823INMLD TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 10, 2024Apr 22, 20252
3612823INLAZY TIGER INCMar 27, 2024Jul 12, 20242
3095025INMLD TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026