Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

3ALHA6CG26DW05041 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 13, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
3ALHA6CG26DW05041
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
W05041

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
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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1SALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZ 2347664836EX1/TA
Mar 16, 2026TXI · Full11OOSSALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZ 2347664836EX1/TA
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around7SALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZ 2347664836EX1/MX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSJOSE INES RICO HERNANDEZ 2981709836EX1/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZ2347664Dec 26, 2025Jun 3, 20263TA
JOSE INES RICO HERNANDEZ2981709Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241TA
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.
836EX1TASALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZMar 16, 2026Jun 3, 20262
836EX1MXSALVADOR MENDOZA RAMIREZDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
836EX1TAJOSE INES RICO HERNANDEZFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026