Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCXYB9TP720843 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenFeb 5, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 4, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1FUPCXYB9TP720843
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1996
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
PCXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
720843

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 · 200 decoded VINs at 93.5% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 200 decoded VINs at 93.5% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Long Conv.

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 5, 2024 – Sep 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around10K TRUCKING LLC 435798842P315N/TX
May 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around5V&C TRANSPORT LLC 294360725R146N/TX
Apr 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSV&C TRANSPORT LLC 294360777M072N/TX
Feb 4, 2025TXI · Full14OOSV&C TRANSPORT LLC 29436071L34456/TX
Jan 16, 2025TXI · Full17OOSV&C TRANSPORT LLC 29436071L34456/TX
Feb 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ELADIO GONZALEZ CEPEDA 28243941L34456/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K TRUCKING LLC4357988Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251TX
V&C TRANSPORT LLC2943607Jan 16, 2025May 31, 20254TX
ELADIO GONZALEZ CEPEDA2824394Feb 5, 2024Feb 5, 20241TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
42P315NTXK TRUCKING LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
25R146NTXV&C TRANSPORT LLCMay 31, 2025May 31, 20251
77M072NTXV&C TRANSPORT LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
1L34456TXV&C TRANSPORT LLCJan 16, 2025Feb 4, 20252
1L34456TXELADIO GONZALEZ CEPEDAFeb 5, 2024Feb 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026