Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLDR1HLHH8741 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 6, 2023
IN
Last seenJan 12, 2026
TX
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJGLDR1HLHH8741
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
JGLDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
HH8741

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 · 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 11,919 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
2017

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 6, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1279204/IL
Nov 1, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1279204/IL
Aug 30, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1279204/IL
Jan 24, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1279204/IL
Jan 14, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868P1279204/IL
May 15, 2024OHI · Full3HIGHWAY TIGER EXPRESS INC 3767268P1211227/IL
Sep 6, 2023INII · Walk-around1HIGHWAY TIGER EXPRESS INC 3767268P1211227/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC3589868Jan 14, 2025Jan 12, 20265IL
HIGHWAY TIGER EXPRESS INC3767268Sep 6, 2023May 15, 20242IL
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.
P1279204ILPALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INCJan 14, 2025Jan 12, 20265
P1211227ILHIGHWAY TIGER EXPRESS INCSep 6, 2023May 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026