Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUYDZYB8WL896050 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 8
First seenJun 27, 2023
AL
Last seenOct 30, 2024
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1FUYDZYB8WL896050
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 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
YDZYB

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
896050

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Oct 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2024ALII · Walk-around5OOSJERNIGAN'S LOGGING TRUCKING 430064057A1DTH/AL
Oct 17, 2024ALII · Walk-around7OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1DTH/AL
Jul 24, 2024ALIII · Driver-only3OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1DTH/AL
Jun 25, 2024ALII · Walk-around12OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1DTH/AL
Mar 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around17OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1B2R/AL
Mar 27, 2024ALII · Walk-around9OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1B2R/AL
Nov 28, 2023ALII · Walk-around5OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1B2R/AL
Jun 27, 2023ALII · Walk-around10OOSRICHARDSON LOGGING 325935257A1B2R/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JERNIGAN'S LOGGING TRUCKING4300640Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241AL
RICHARDSON LOGGING3259352Jun 27, 2023Oct 17, 20247AL
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.
57A1DTHALJERNIGAN'S LOGGING TRUCKINGOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
57A1DTHALRICHARDSON LOGGINGJun 25, 2024Oct 17, 20243
57A1B2RALRICHARDSON LOGGINGJun 27, 2023Mar 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026