Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGLDR3JLJZ4526 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenDec 13, 2023
KY
Last seenJul 6, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1FUJGLDR3JLJZ4526
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2018
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JZ4526

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
2018

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0SMS LOGISTICS 2 LLC 4212393A071934/UT
Apr 18, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSSMS LOGISTICS 2 LLC 4212393A071934/UT
Mar 20, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0SMS LOGISTICS 2 LLC 4212393A071934/UT
Mar 9, 2026COII · Walk-around3SMS LOGISTICS 2 LLC 4212393L0589231088/UT
Mar 4, 2026COIII · Driver-only1SILVER WINGS FREIGHT 4005348TEMPL0589231/UT
Nov 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSL & A EXPRESS INC 1472606A055815/UT
Jul 18, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0L & A EXPRESS INC 1472606A055815/UT
May 15, 2024WYI · Full1L & A EXPRESS INC 1472606A055815/UT
Dec 13, 2023KYI · Full2OOSL & A EXPRESS INC 1472606A055815/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMS LOGISTICS 2 LLC4212393Mar 9, 2026Jul 6, 20264UT
SILVER WINGS FREIGHT4005348Mar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261UT
L & A EXPRESS INC1472606Dec 13, 2023Nov 19, 20244UT
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.
A071934UT1SMS LOGISTICS 2 LLCMar 20, 2026Jul 6, 20263
L0589231088UTSMS LOGISTICS 2 LLCMar 9, 2026Mar 9, 20261
TEMPL0589231UTSILVER WINGS FREIGHTMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
A055815UTL & A EXPRESS INCDec 13, 2023Nov 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026