Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Freightliner CC Conventional

1FUYSSEB8XL971848 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 13, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 25, 2024
WV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUYSSEB8XL971848
Make
Freightliner
Model
CC Conventional
Model year
1999
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
YSSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
971848

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CC Conventional

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Aug 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2024WVIII · Driver-only1ERNEST EXPRESS LLC 4179874NP5509/NC
Mar 25, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2ERNEST EXPRESS LLC 4179874NP5509/NC
Mar 25, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0ERNEST EXPRESS LLC 4179874NP5509/NC
Mar 19, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0ERNEST EXPRESS LLC 4179874NP5509/NC
Feb 4, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0NOVA TRUCKING LLC 3816373NP5509/NC
Jan 11, 2024NCII · Walk-around0NOVA TRUCKING LLC 3816373NP5509/NC
Jul 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2MG EXPRESS LLC 2506309NP5509/NC
Jun 13, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0MG EXPRESS LLC 2506309NP5509/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNEST EXPRESS LLC4179874Mar 19, 2024Aug 25, 20244NC
NOVA TRUCKING LLC3816373Jan 11, 2024Feb 4, 20242NC
MG EXPRESS LLC2506309Jun 13, 2023Jul 12, 20232FL
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.
NP5509NCERNEST EXPRESS LLCMar 19, 2024Aug 25, 20244
NP5509NCNOVA TRUCKING LLCJan 11, 2024Feb 4, 20242
NP5509NCMG EXPRESS LLCJun 13, 2023Jul 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026