Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7009EDFV4793 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenDec 28, 2023
MS
Last seenJul 20, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3ALXA7009EDFV4793
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 23, 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
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FV4793

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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
2014

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
Incomplete - Glider

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 28, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026MOII · Walk-around4OOSCARITHERS TRANSPORT CORP 4429021V8933HY/TN
Jun 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BALLENTINE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 900962K7145HY/TN
Apr 25, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2BALLENTINE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 900962K7145HY/TN
Dec 28, 2023MSII · Walk-around1BALLENTINE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 900962K7145HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARITHERS TRANSPORT CORP4429021Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261TN
BALLENTINE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC900962Dec 28, 2023Jun 28, 20253TN
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.
V8933HYTN1CARITHERS TRANSPORT CORPJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
K7145HYTNBALLENTINE TRUCKING COMPANY LLCDec 28, 2023Jun 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026