Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD54GLHA9165 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 4, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
1FUJGLD54GLHA9165
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
Jul 5, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
HA9165

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 4, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026TXI · Full5OOSD & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071ZP79265/CA
Aug 2, 2026AZII · Walk-around2D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071ZP79265/CA
Jul 15, 2026NMII · Walk-around0D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071ZP79265/CA
Jul 14, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1PADILLA'S TRANSPORT LLC 3259265ZP79256/CA
Apr 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around1D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071ZP79265/CA
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full1D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071ZP79256/CA
Jan 6, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSD & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC 2831071XP95881/CA
Oct 4, 2023AZI · Full11OOSH&E TRANSPORT INC 1476400XP65424/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INC2831071Jan 6, 2026Aug 3, 20266CA
PADILLA'S TRANSPORT LLC3259265Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261CA
H&E TRANSPORT INC1476400Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231CA
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.
ZP79265CA1D & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INCApr 24, 2026Aug 3, 20264
ZP79256CA1PADILLA'S TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
ZP79256CAD & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
XP95881CAD & A EMPIRE TRUCKING INCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
XP65424CAH&E TRANSPORT INCOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026