Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPDSZB8WP963840 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 20, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 8, 2025
MS
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUPDSZB8WP963840
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1998
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
PDSZB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
963840

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 · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 211 decoded VINs at 98.1% 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
1998

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 20, 2023 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0WILLIAMS TRUCKING ENTERPRISES LLC 1038993C158FA/GA
Dec 2, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 270150PZA8140/MN
Jun 28, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518PZA6140/MN
Sep 28, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518PZA6140/MN
Aug 30, 2023SDII · Walk-around1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518PZA8140/MN
Jul 20, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518PAT7115/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAMS TRUCKING ENTERPRISES LLC1038993May 8, 2025May 8, 20251GA
PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC270150Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241VA
CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC152518Jul 20, 2023Jun 28, 20244IL
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.
C158FAGAWILLIAMS TRUCKING ENTERPRISES LLCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
PZA8140MNPERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
PZA6140MNCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCSep 28, 2023Jun 28, 20242
PZA8140MNCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
PAT7115MNCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026