Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK76LW29305 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 20, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 25, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK76LW29305
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
W29305

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 · Jun 20, 2024 – Apr 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around3SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
Mar 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around5SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
Dec 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
Oct 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
May 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around8SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
Aug 7, 2024TXI · Full0SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N68650/TX
Jul 4, 2024TXI · Full9OOSSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N57284/TX
Jun 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N57284/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC3827862Jun 20, 2024Apr 25, 20268TX
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.
1N68650TXSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLCAug 7, 2024Apr 25, 20266
1N57284TXSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLCJun 20, 2024Jul 4, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026