Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK29LAE0715 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenMar 7, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1FUJA6CK29LAE0715
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2009
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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AE0715

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
2009

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 · Mar 7, 2024 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around19OOSTHE QUEEN READY MIX INC 198855747M580N/TX
Nov 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSTHE QUEEN READY MIX INC 198855783R477N/TX
Jul 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only8THE QUEEN READY MIX INC 198855718T150N/TX
Feb 10, 2025TXIV · Special0LA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLC 420154173S931M/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXIV · Special1LA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLC 420154162P831M/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSLA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLC 420154162P831M/TX
Mar 7, 2024TXI · Full4OOSLA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLC 420154181M471M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE QUEEN READY MIX INC1988557Jul 24, 2025Jan 30, 20263TX
LA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLC4201541Mar 7, 2024Feb 10, 20254TX
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.
47M580NTXTHE QUEEN READY MIX INCJan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261
83R477NTXTHE QUEEN READY MIX INCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
18T150NTXTHE QUEEN READY MIX INCJul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251
73S931MTXLA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
62P831MTXLA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLCNov 6, 2024Nov 12, 20242
81M471MTXLA VAQUERA TRUCKING LLCMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026