Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUYDSEB3WL891012 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenSep 21, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 19, 2026
MO
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
1FUYDSEB3WL891012
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 19, 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
YDSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
891012

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 · Sep 21, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026MOI · Full9OOSMDS SERVICES GROUP CORP 4188065XE284Q/FL
Mar 10, 2026WYI · Full22OOSMDS SERVICES GROUP CORP 4188065XE284Q/FL
Nov 11, 2025UTI · Full8OOSMDS SERVICES GROUP CORP 4188065XE284Q/FL
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MDS SERVICES GROUP CORP 4188065XE284Q/FL
Aug 20, 2025WAI · Full1MDS SERVICES GROUP CORP 4188065XE284Q/FL
Oct 17, 2024MTI · Full2FREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INC 2955454XE284Q/FL
Jul 31, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1OOSFREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INC 2955454XE284Q/FL
Nov 15, 2023MSI · Full0FREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INC 2955454AB58XT/FL
Sep 21, 2023MTII · Walk-around3OOSFREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INC 2955454AB58XT/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDS SERVICES GROUP CORP4188065Aug 20, 2025Mar 19, 20265FL
FREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INC2955454Sep 21, 2023Oct 17, 20244FL
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.
XE284QFLMDS SERVICES GROUP CORPAug 20, 2025Mar 19, 20265
XE284QFLFREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INCJul 31, 2024Oct 17, 20242
AB58XTFLFREIGHT DISPATCH SERVICE INCSep 21, 2023Nov 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026