Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUYDDYB5WL859895 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenOct 24, 2024
AL
Last seenJul 28, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1FUYDDYB5WL859895
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 28, 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
YDDYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
859895

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Oct 24, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1LOUIE J DAWSON 23803971201880/AL
Jun 9, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1LOUIE J DAWSON 23803971201880/AL
Sep 22, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1LOUIE J DAWSON 23803971201880/AL
May 15, 2025GAII · Walk-around6OOSWALLACE TRUCKING CO LLC 10455811211431/AL
Apr 29, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0WALLACE TRUCKING CO LLC 10455811211431/AL
Oct 24, 2024ALII · Walk-around4OOSWALLACE TRUCKING CO LLC 10455811211431/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOUIE J DAWSON2380397Sep 22, 2025Jul 28, 20263AL
WALLACE TRUCKING CO LLC1045581Oct 24, 2024May 15, 20253AL
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.
1201880AL1LOUIE J DAWSONSep 22, 2025Jul 28, 20263
1211431ALWALLACE TRUCKING CO LLCOct 24, 2024May 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026