Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK06LV66287 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 15, 2023
KS
Last seenJan 11, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FUJA6CK06LV66287
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
V66287

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2006

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Jan 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2026MII · Full6GOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLC 3825402TEMP/MI
Oct 27, 2025MIII · Walk-around8AMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
May 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Apr 12, 2025IAII · Walk-around4AMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Feb 3, 2025KYII · Walk-around5OOSAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Oct 2, 2024TNI · Full5OOSAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/UK
Aug 16, 2024INII · Walk-around4OOSAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Jun 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0AMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC 1662229RC06981/MI
Nov 9, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLC 3825402RC06981/MI
Aug 15, 2023KSII · Walk-around2GOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLC 3825402RC06981/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLC3825402Aug 15, 2023Jan 11, 20263MI
AMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INC1662229Jun 26, 2024Oct 27, 20258MI
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.
TEMPMIGOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLCJan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261
RC06981MIAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INCJun 26, 2024Oct 27, 20257
RC06981UKAMBASSADOR TRANSPORT INCOct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
RC06981MIGOLDEN GATE TRANSPORT LLCAug 15, 2023Nov 9, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026