Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

1FUJGHDV8GLGW8248 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
113Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 21, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1FUJGHDV8GLGW8248
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGHDV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GW8248

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 · 900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
113

Sourced label · prefix basis 900 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 900 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
2016

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 · Sep 21, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026CAI · Full1FDG LOGISTICS 41565969H34368/CA
Aug 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around1FDG LOGISTICS 41565969H34368/CA
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full5FDG LOGISTICS 41565969H34368/CA
Mar 30, 2026CAI · Full6OOSFDG LOGISTICS 41565969H34368/CA
Mar 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1FDG LOGISTICS 4156596ZP51776/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAI · Full0FDG LOGISTICS 4156596ZP51776/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full3FDG LOGISTICS 4156596ZP51776/CA
Oct 23, 2025CAI · Full8FDG LOGISTICS 4156596ZP51776/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1FDG LOGISTICS 4156596ZP51776/CA
Sep 21, 2023CAI · Full0LEONESS EXPRESS INC 27920159G35985/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FDG LOGISTICS4156596Sep 22, 2025Aug 21, 20269CA
LEONESS EXPRESS INC2792015Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231CA
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.
9H34368CA1FDG LOGISTICSMar 30, 2026Aug 21, 20264
ZP51776CAFDG LOGISTICSSep 22, 2025Mar 9, 20265
9G35985CALEONESS EXPRESS INCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026