Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCXYB6TP818535 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMay 28, 2024
OK
Last seenDec 8, 2025
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1FUPCXYB6TP818535
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
PCXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
818535

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 · 200 decoded VINs at 93.5% prefix purity.

Model
Long Conv.

Prefix basis · 200 decoded VINs at 93.5% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1996

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

  • 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 · May 28, 2024 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025WYIII · Driver-only4BRANDON D HOFFMAN 3790967759HLN/CO
May 28, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1GATES MULCHING AND EXCAVATION LLC 39123653KK410/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDON D HOFFMAN3790967Dec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251CO
GATES MULCHING AND EXCAVATION LLC3912365May 28, 2024May 28, 20241OK
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.
759HLNCOBRANDON D HOFFMANDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
3KK410OKGATES MULCHING AND EXCAVATION LLCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026