Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLD56GLGS6163 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under5
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJun 4, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 26, 2026
NM
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 22 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
1FUJGLD56GLGS6163
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 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
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GS6163

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 · Jun 4, 2024 – Apr 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2026NMII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712R709478/TX
Sep 17, 2025NJI · Full1OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712R709478/TX
Jul 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0UACL LOGISTICS LLC 41208R709478/TX
May 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC 213831R709478/TX
May 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC 213831R709478/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC 213831R709478/TX
Oct 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSFREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLC 1984626R709478/TX
Oct 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SAE LOGISTICS LLC 3228521R709478/TX
Aug 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLC 1984626R709478/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLC 1984626R709478/TX
Jun 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLC 1984626R709478/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Sep 17, 2025Apr 26, 20262KY
UACL LOGISTICS LLC41208Jul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251MI
HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC213831Mar 12, 2025May 6, 20253TX
FREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLC1984626Jun 4, 2024Oct 14, 20244GA
SAE LOGISTICS LLC3228521Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241TX
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.
R709478TXMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCSep 17, 2025Apr 26, 20262
R709478TXUACL LOGISTICS LLCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
R709478TXHAZEL'S HOTSHOT INCMar 12, 2025May 6, 20253
R709478TXFREEDOM TRANS DEDICATED LLCJun 4, 2024Oct 14, 20244
R709478TXSAE LOGISTICS LLCOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026