Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJHHDV6MLMF1542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 2, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1FUJHHDV6MLMF1542
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
JHHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
MF1542

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 · 1,132 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 1,132 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,132 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,132 decoded VINs at 99.9% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,132 decoded VINs at 99.9% 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
2021

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 2, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026IAII · Walk-around5UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAR3980/MN
May 13, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAR3980/MN
Jan 3, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAR3980/MN
Feb 2, 2024CAI · Full0FREMONT CONTRACT CARRIERS INC 733222947/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC764739Jan 3, 2025Jun 10, 20263MN
FREMONT CONTRACT CARRIERS INC733Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241NE
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.
PAR3980MNUNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJan 3, 2025Jun 10, 20263
222947NEFREMONT CONTRACT CARRIERS INCFeb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026