Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

2FUYDWEB8VA851441 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenSep 27, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
2FUYDWEB8VA851441
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
Model year
1997
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
2FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YDWEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
851441

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
USF-1E

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 27, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026TXI · Full5HKMA LLC 403336562W406W/TX
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around6HKMA LLC 403336592P786N/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSHKMA LLC 403336534T587N/TX
Jan 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSHKMA LLC 403336575T533N/TX
Nov 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSHKMA LLC 403336533Z090W/TX
Jul 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSMELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLC 387529636Y495V/TX
Nov 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around9MELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLC 387529618W236V/TX
Sep 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around8OOSMELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLC 387529686U284M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HKMA LLC4033365Nov 6, 2025Jul 23, 20265TX
MELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLC3875296Sep 27, 2023Jul 16, 20243TX
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.
62W406WTX1HKMA LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
92P786NTXHKMA LLCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
34T587NTXHKMA LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
75T533NTXHKMA LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
33Z090WTXHKMA LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
36Y495VTXMELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
18W236VTXMELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLCNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231
86U284MTXMELANGE A&M TRUCKING LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026