Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUGGHDV7LLLT8408 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenFeb 20, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 20, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FUGGHDV7LLLT8408
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
GGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LT8408

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 · 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

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

  • generation

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 20, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467513NL473/OK
Aug 3, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467513NL473/OK
Jun 25, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467513NL473/OK
Jun 17, 2026WAIII · Driver-only3BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467513NL473/OK
May 5, 2026NMII · Walk-around0BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467513NL473/OK
Oct 16, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467519G30878/CA
Sep 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2BETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467519G30878/CA
Jul 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSBETTER EXPRESS LLC 41467519G30878/CA
Feb 20, 2024CAI · Full1UNIVERSAL EXPEDITE LLC 39120329G30878/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETTER EXPRESS LLC4146751Jul 5, 2025Aug 20, 20268OK
UNIVERSAL EXPEDITE LLC3912032Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241AZ
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.
3NL473OK1BETTER EXPRESS LLCMay 5, 2026Aug 20, 20265
9G30878CABETTER EXPRESS LLCJul 5, 2025Oct 16, 20253
9G30878CAUNIVERSAL EXPEDITE LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026