Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG35LU74925 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 18
First seenMay 13, 2024
US
Last seenJun 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
1FUJA6CG35LU74925
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U74925

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 · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

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
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 13, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSJESUS MANUEL GONZALEZ BERNAL 314651341ET6P/MX
Jan 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Dec 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Dec 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Nov 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Oct 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Oct 3, 2025TXI · Full4—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Sep 29, 2025TXI · Full5OOSTPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around1—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Jul 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Jul 9, 2025USI · Full5—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Jul 9, 2025USI · Full3—TPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
Jun 11, 2025USI · Full5OOSTPN EXPRESS LLC 439284536ER9K/MX
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—TBT CARRIER LLC 411465536ER9K/MX
May 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around5—TBT CARRIER LLC 411465527R569M/TX
May 13, 2024USI · Full5—TBT CARRIER LLC 411465536ER9K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JESUS MANUEL GONZALEZ BERNAL3146513Jun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261CH
TPN EXPRESS LLC4392845Jun 11, 2025Jan 7, 202614TX
TBT CARRIER LLC4114655May 13, 2024May 21, 20243TX
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.
41ET6PMX—JESUS MANUEL GONZALEZ BERNALJun 9, 2026 → Jun 9, 20261
36ER9KMX—TPN EXPRESS LLCJun 11, 2025 → Jan 7, 202614
36ER9KMX—TBT CARRIER LLCMay 13, 2024 → May 21, 20242
27R569MTX—TBT CARRIER LLCMay 17, 2024 → May 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026